çapkın

Turkish

Etymology

From Middle Turkic çapġun (“fast moving horse, raid, attack”), from çap- (“to hit noisily, move fast, raid”), from Old Turkic çap- (“to hit noisily, strike mud or paint”). More at çarpmak.

Adjective

çapkın

1. vagabond, rascal, bugger
2. amorist, saucy, profligate

Derived terms

• çapkınlık