شاقلابان

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Ultimately either derived or conflated with شاقلامق (şaklamak, to make a cracking sound). Possibly from Greek σαχλαμάρας (sachlamáras) or a corruption of شهلوند (şehlevend) (see لوند (lavand)).

Noun

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شاقلابان (şaklaban)

  1. buffoon, fool
    Synonyms: صویتاری (soytarı), مقلد (mukallid), مسخر (mashara, maskara)
  2. impostor, trickster, charlatan

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Adjective

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شاقلابان (şaklaban)

  1. foolish, silly
  2. fraudulent, dishonest
  3. noisy
    Synonym: شاقراق (şakrak)

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