بالطه‌لامق

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From بالطه (balta, “axe, hatchet”) +‎ ـلامق (-lamak, suffix forming infinitives from nouns or adjectives).

Verb

بالطه‌لامق • (baltalamak)

  1. (transitive) to axe, to fell or chop with an axe or hatchet
  2. (figuratively) to wreck, scupper, ruin, cause damage to something
  3. (figuratively) to sabotage, undermine, weaken or work against

Descendants

  • Turkish: baltalamak
  • → Armenian: պալթալամիշ (paltʻalamiš)

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