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Albanian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Albanian *štšepa, from Proto-Indo-European *sḱep- (“cut, split”) (compare Serbo-Croatian rascijepati, Greek σκάπτω (skápto, “to dig”)).
Noun
çap m (plural çápa, definite çápi, definite plural çápat)
- step, stride, extended leg
- Synonym: hap
- (figurative, colloquial) to take steps in achieving something
Verb
çap (aorist çápa, participle çápur)
- (transitive) to extend one's leg for walking; get a move on; stride; the sound a step makes
- Synonym: hap
- (transitive) to hoe
- Synonyms: lëroj, mih
- (transitive, regional, colloquial) to chew, to munch, chew loudly
- Synonyms: përçap, përtyp, mbllaçit
- (intransitive, colloquial) to go somewhere, set off
- Synonyms: shkoj, nisem, ik, ec
- (intransitive, colloquial) to walk slowly/hesitantly
- (intransitive, colloquial) to pace, step, stride
Derived terms
Etymology 2
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Noun
çap m (plural çápa, definite çápi, definite plural çápat)
- greyhound, hunting dog
- Synonyms: zagar, langua
Further reading
- “çap”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980
- “çap”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Persian چاپ or from Proto-Turkic *čap-.
Noun
çap (definite accusative çapı, plural çaplar)
- print, type
- publication
- edition
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Ottoman Turkish چاپ, from Armenian չափ (čʻapʻ).
Noun
çap (definite accusative çapı, plural çaplar)
- calibre
Derived terms
Declension
Further reading
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish چاپ (çap), from Armenian չափ (čʻapʻ).
Pronunciation
Noun
çap (definite accusative çapı, plural çaplar)
- diameter
- (military) caliber
- (figuratively) one's abilities, skills and wisdom
- (dialectal) grain measure
- (dialectal) measuring arch for wagon wheels
Declension
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “չափ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 627a
- Dankoff, Robert (1995) Armenian Loanwords in Turkish (Turcologica; 21), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, § 588, page 120
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “çap”, in Nişanyan Sözlük