to make fun of, to tease, to kid · to resist · to be irresolute
çekim: geçmiş からかった
köken: Attested in The Tale of the Heike (c. 1330). The kara portion is likely cognate with 絡む (karamu, “to become entangled; start a fight with, to pick a quarrel”), 絡める (karameru, “to entangle, to entwine”), and 絡げる (karageru, “to tie together in a sheave or bunch; to hitch up the hem of a robe or skirt”); with an apparent underlying meaning of entanglement, bunch. The kau portion may be 交う (kau, “to…
a skirmish (a brief battle between small groups) · a minor brawl
çekim: çoğul skærmydsler · tamlayan skærmydsels
köken: From Middle Low German schermützel, from Italian scaramuccia. Cognate of English skirmish, German Scharmützel, Dutch schermutseling and Swedish skärmytsling .