saplanmak

1. (intransitive, with-dative) To sink, to pierce quickly.
2. (intransitive, with-dative) To become unable to move due to sinking into mud, sand, snow etc.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sap.ɫanˈmak/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: صاپلانمق

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish صاپلانمق (ṣaplanmaḳ, “to become possessed of a handle, to stick in or into, to sink and stick into mud”), derived from Proto-Turkic *sapla- (“to attach a handle”), from Proto-Turkic *sap (“hilt of a knife or sword”), morphologically sap + -la + -n + -mak.

Synonyms

batmak

takılıp kalmak

yenilmek

sancılmak

Translations

se planter

dringen

steckenbleiben

sich festfahren

اِخْتَرَقَ

s’embourber

s’enfoncer

s’ensabler

einsinken