Turkish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *kap- (to snatch, take; to bite).[1] Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (kap-, to close, contact, catch).[2] Also compare Proto-Indo-European *kap- (to seize, grab); the similarity may reflect an onomatopoeic origin of both stems.[2]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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kapmak (third-person singular simple present kapar)

  1. (transitive) to snatch, seize, catch, grasp
  2. (transitive) to acquire, get, develop

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill: “*k`ap`V”
  2. 2.0 2.1 Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kapmak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük