koparmak

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قوپارمق (koparmak), from the same root as kopmak.

Pronunciation

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Verb

koparmak (third-person singular simple present koparır)

  1. to pluck, break off, forcibly tear off
  2. to snatch, take or obtain by force, violence, or deception
    gülmekten koparmakto make someone laugh hysterically

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kopmak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “قوپارمق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1479
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN