یالدزلامق

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • یالدزلمق (yaldızlamak)

Etymology

From یالدز (yaldız, “gilding”) +‎ ـلامق (-lamak, suffix forming infinitives from nouns or adjectives).

Verb

یالدزلامق • (yaldızlamak)

  1. (transitive) to gild, wash, to cover, adorn, or decorate with a thin layer of gold
    Synonyms: آلتونلمق (altınlamak), تذهیب ایتمك (tezhib etmek)
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to veneer, gloss, to disguise with apparent goodness

Descendants

  • Turkish: yaldızlamak

Further reading

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