çırpmak

Turkish

Etymology

Derived from Turkish çarpmak (to hit, to strike, to bump), from Proto-Turkic *čap- or Proto-Turkic *čalp- (to hit, to steal, to plunder)[1].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃɯɾpˈmak/

Verb

çırpmak (third-person singular simple present çırpar)

  1. (transitive) To quickly shake a carpet, a rug etc.
  2. (transitive) To hit two things to each other.
  3. (transitive) To scramble, to whisk, to beat, to whip a liquid matter with a utensil.
  4. (transitive, figurative) To steal.

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), çırp-”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

  • çırpmak in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
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