kapı

Meaning

1. door
2. gate

Hyphenated as

ka‧pı

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɑˈpɯ/

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish and Old Anatolian Turkish قاپو (qapu). Ultimately a derivation from Proto-Turkic *kap- (“to close, cover”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰴𐰯𐰍 (kapıg), Uzbek qopi (“door”), Southern Altai кабу (kabu, “net for fish, round seine”), Azerbaijani qapı, etc.

Sentences

Tam bu sırada kapı itildi.

Just then, the door was pushed.

Akşam olur demir kapı kitlenir.

In the evening, the iron door is locked.

Dört ayak merdivenle inildikten sonra alçak bir kapı vardı .

After descending the four-foot ladder, there was a low door.

Biraz sonra taşların üzerinde çıplak ayak sesleri duyuldu ve küçük kapı hafifçe aralandı.

A little later, bare footsteps were heard on the stones, and the small door opened slightly.