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Gagauz
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian капкан (kapkan), from Proto-Turkic *kap-gan. Compare Turkish kapan, Crimean Tatar qapqan, and the inherited doublet kapan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑpˈkɑn/
- Hyphenation: kap‧kan
Noun
kapkan (definite accusative kapkanı, plural kapkannar)
- trap, particularly a device designed to close and catch or kill animals such as a leg trap or a beartrap
- Synonym: kapan
Further reading
- Kopuşçu M. İ. , Todorova S. A. , Kiräkova T.İ., editors (2019), Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 5-12, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 91