koparmak

Turkish

Etymology

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

Verb

koparmak (third-person singular simple present koparır)

to pluck, break off, forcibly tear off
to take or obtain by force, violence, or deception

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “kopmak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “قوپارمق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1479
The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, 2013, →ISBN

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