dalgalanmaa

Gagauz

Cyrillic далгаланмаа

Alternative forms

  • dalgalanmac (pre-1950's spelling)

Etymology

By surface analysis, dalga +‎ -lan +‎ -maa. Compare Turkish dalgalanmak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɑlɡɑlɑnˈmɑː/
  • Hyphenation: dal‧ga‧lan‧maa

Verb

dalgalanmaa (third-person singular simple present dalgalanar)

  1. (intransitive) to undulate
    deniz dalgalanêr
    the sea is undulating
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to worry
  3. (intransitive) to sway, to flutter

Synonyms

  • talazlanmaa

Further reading

  • N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “далгаланмаа”, in Gagauzsko-Russko-Moldavskij Slovarʹ [Gagauz-Russian-Moldovan Dictionary], Moskva: Izdatelʹstvo Sovetskaja Enciklopedija, →ISBN, page 131
  • Ciachir, Mihail (1938) “dalgalanmac”, in Dicționar gagauzo (tiurco)–român pentru gagauzii din Basarabia (in Romanian), Chișinău, page 38
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