şaşmak

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (intransitive) to be amazed at, be astonished at
2. (intransitive,with-ablative) to depart from (a way of behavior)
3. (intransitive) to make a mistake, be mistaken
4. (transitive) (for a missile, a blow) to miss (its object)
5. (transitive) to lose (one's way), to forget (what day it is)
6. (intransitive) (for something) not to take place at its usual time

Etymologie (Engels)

From Ottoman Turkish شاشمق (şaşmak, “to miss one's way, to be surprised, be completely wildered”), from Proto-Turkic *siāĺ- (“to be astonished, to slander”). With rarely seen /s/- to /ş/- assimilation due to final /ş/. Compare similar examples such as: şişmek, şiş.
Cognate with Karakhanid [script needed] (saş, “wild, nervous, confused, puzzled”), Azerbaijani çaşmaq (“to make mistakes, be confused”), Khalaj [script needed] (šašqa-, “to slander”), Turkmen çaşmak (“to faint, to be lost”).