çırtlamaq
Azerbaijani
| Cyrillic | чыртламаг | |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ||
Etymology
From çırt (“little crack noise”) + -la, of onomatopoeic origin. Compare çatlamaq.
Verb
çırtlamaq
- (transitive) to crack and eat, usually of sunflower seeds
- (transitive, colloquial) to do something with ease, usually of cognitive capabilities
- Synonyms: başı çıxmaq, söküb-yığmaq, yaratmaq
- Əhməd riyaziyyatı çırtlayır.
- Ahmad is very good at the math.
- İngilis dilini çırtlayıram mən.
- I got a knack for english.
- (intransitive) to emerge (of seeds, sun), to bloom
- (intransitive) to crack slightly
References
- Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “çırtlamaq”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language][1] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 1, Baku: Şərq-Qərb, page 481