çıldırmak

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish چلدرمق‎ (çıldırmak, “to go mad, to lose one's wits”), earlier attested as a derivative [script needed] (çıldurdu, “crackling noise”). Akin to Karakhanid [script needed] (çaldrāmāk, “to clank, jingle”). Compare also Turkish çatlamak (“to make a cracking sound, to crack, to go mad”) for a similar semantic evolution.

Verb

çıldırmak (third-person singular simple present çıldırır)

  1. (intransitive) to go mad, go crazy, go insane, lose one's mind
    Çıldırdın mı sen? ― Are you crazy?
  2. (intransitive) to crave, look forward to, be dying for, long, hanker

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • çıldırabilmek
  • çıldıramamak
  • çıldırış
  • çıldırma
  • çıldırmamak
  • çıldırmış
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