kudurmak

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *kutur- (to go crazy), related to kuduz (crazy, rabid)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kuduɾˈmɑk/, [kʰu.d̪uɾ̞ˈmɑk]
  • Rhymes: -ɑk
  • Hyphenation: ku‧dur‧mak

Verb

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kudurmak

  1. (intransitive) to catch rabies, to foam at the mouth because of rabies
    Kudurarak öldü
    He died of rabies
  2. (intransitive, informal, figurative) to get furious, to foam at the mouth
    Synonyms: delirmek, kızmak, sinirlenmek
    Kudurmaya başlayınca oradan uzaklaştım
    I got away from there when he started to get furious
  3. (intransitive, informal, figurative) to get jealous, to get angry out of jealousy
    Synonyms: kıskanmak, haset etmek
    Bu elmaslarla tüm mahalleyi kudurttum
    I made the whole neighborhood get jealous with these diamonds
  4. (intransitive, figurative) to be or act extreme
    Kudurmuş bir heyecanla döndü
    She turned around with an extreme excitement
  5. (intransitive, figurative, informal) to take a dangerous state or form, to get dangerous
    O iyice kudurdu ve kavga başlattı
    He got extremely dangerous and started a fight
  6. (intransitive, figurative, informal) to get out of hand, to misbehave, to do wrong
    Siz de pek kudurdunuz, işyerine yakışır şekilde davranın
    You guys got extremely out of hand, behave in a manner appropriate for a workplace

Conjugation

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