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yakalamak.

to catch, apprehend

9 characters4 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

verb/ja.ka.ɫaˈmak/
  1. to catch, apprehend

  2. to capture (to reproduce convincingly) (an emotion, a sensation, a moment etc.)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یاقهلامق (yakalamak), equivalent to yaka (“collar”) + -la (verbalizing suffix).

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