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