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Etymology edit

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 edit

apışmak (third-person singular simple present apışır)

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

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