خرسزلامق

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • خرسزلمق (hırsızlamak)

Etymology

From خرسز (hırsız, thief, robber; embezzler) +‎ ـلامق (-lamak, suffix forming infinitives from nouns or adjectives).

Verb

خرسزلامق • (hırsızlamak)

  1. (transitive) to steal, rob, burgle, purloin, to take something illegally, or without the owner's permission
    Synonym: چالمق (çalmak)
  2. (transitive) to embezzle, peculate, to steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with

Derived terms

  • خرسزلامه (hırsızlama, stealthily, furtively)

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