Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish اپوشمق (apuşmak, to spread the legs, choke, run out of breath, to gape). Akin to apış (crotch) and apul apul (spreading the legs (adv.)).

Verb

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apışmak (third-person singular simple present apışır)

  1. (intransitive) to be surprised, gape, not to know what to do

Conjugation

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