avlamak

== Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish آولامق (avlamak, “to hunt, to deceive, to dupe”), from آو (av, “the chase, hunting of any kind, game, prey”), from Proto-Turkic *āb (“the act of hunting or that which is hunted”), equivalent to av (“hunt, prey”) +‎ -la- (verb forming suffix) +‎ -mak. Cognates with Azerbaijani ovlamaq. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aβ.ɫaˈmak/ Hyphenation: av‧la‧mak === Verb === avlamak (third-person singular simple present avlar) (transitive) To hunt, to prey on, to capture a prey dead or alive. Avcılar, yasak olmasına rağmen nesli tehlikede olan hayvanı avladılar. ― Hunters hunted the endangered animal even though it was illegal. (transitive, figuratively) To deceive, to dupe, to bamboozle. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== avcı (“hunter”) av (“hunt, prey”) === References === === Further reading === “avlamak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “avlamak”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı