aralamaa

Gagauz

Etymology

By surface analysis, ara (“gap”) +‎ -la. Compare Turkish aralamak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑrɑɫɑˈmɑː/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ra‧la‧maa

Verb

aralamaa

  1. (transitive) to open so slight to make a small gap
    kapuyu araladı
    he slightly opened the door
  2. (transitive) to make a passage

Further reading

  • N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “aralamaa”, in Gagauzsko-Russko-Moldavskij Slovarʹ [Gagauz-Russian-Moldovan Dictionary], Moskva: Izdatelʹstvo Sovetskaja Enciklopedija, →ISBN, page 51
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