Turkish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish شاپلاق (şaplak), related to şaplamak (to slap). Cognate with Azerbaijani şapalaq, Kazakh шапалақ (şapalaq).

Noun edit

şaplak

  1. slap
    Synonyms: tokat, sille

References edit

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN