serpilmek

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سرپلمك‎ (serpilmek).

Verb

serpilmek (third-person singular simple present serpilir)

passive of serpmek
to stretch out to rest
(for a child) to grow

References

Kélékian, Diran (1911), “سرپلمك”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 672
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “سرپلمك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1050
The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, 2013, →ISBN

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