sallanmak

Pronunciation: /saɫ.ɫanˈmak/

“sallanmak” is a Turkish word. Its 4 meanings in English:

verb

For something to move regularly back and forth while suspended or on an axis; to swing, to oscillate, to sway.
To become loose at its place and stir; to wobble, to jiggle.
To swing oneself on a swing or a hammock etc.
To waste one's time on pointless things; to loiter, to idle around, to dillydally.

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish صاللانمق (ṣallanmaḳ, “intransitive; to swing, to oscillate, to falter”), from Ottoman Turkish صاللامق (ṣallamaḳ, “to swing or rock to and fro, to mind, to pay attention”), from Ottoman Turkish صالمق (ṣalmaḳ, “to let go, to free, to let hang down, to send”), from Proto-Turkic *sal- (“to swing, to let hang down, to let go, to spare, to set free”), morphologically sal- + -le +…

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