koparmak

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قوپارمق (koparmak), from the same root as kopmak.

Pronunciation

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Verb

koparmak (third-person singular simple present koparır)

1. to pluck, break off, forcibly tear off
2. to snatch, take or obtain by force, violence, or deception

   gülmekten koparmak ― to make someone laugh hysterically

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kopmak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “قوپارمق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1479
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN