Meaning
- love (romantic feelings)
- love, passion
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɐʃk/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عشق ('aşk), from Old Anatolian Turkish عشق (ʼeşq) from Arabic عِشْق (ʕišq). According to Nisanyan, the first vowel was /ı/ until the 18th century, the change to /a/ is unexplained and appears to be unique to Turkish.
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