شاشرمق

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Causative of شاشمق (şaşmak), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *siāĺ- (to be astonished, to slander), equivalent to شاش (şaş) +‎ ـر (-ır).

Verb

شاشرمق • (şaşırmak)

  1. (transitive) to confuse
  2. (intransitive) to become bewildered
  3. (intransitive) to lose one's mind

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: şaşırmak
  • Armenian: շաշըրմիշ (šašərmiš)

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