pahalanmak

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بهالانمق. By surface analysis, paha (“price”) + -la (verbalizing suffix) + -n (reflexive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ha.ɫanˈmak/, /paː.ɫanˈmak/

Verb

pahalanmak (third-person singular simple present pahalanır)

1. to become expensive

   Synonym: pahalılaşmak

   Tereyağ ne zaman bu kadar pahalandı?

   When did butter become so expensive?

Further reading

• “pahalanmak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “pahalanmak”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “pahalanmak”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 5, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3753