gölge

1. shadow, shade
2. shady place or spot
3. silhouette
4. shadow
5. a person who never leaves someone's side
6. (figuratively) protection

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɟœl.ɟe/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: گولگه

Cognate with Azerbaijani: kölgə

Cognate with Bashkir: күләгә

Cognate with Crimean Tatar: kölge

Cognate with Kazakh: көлеңке

Cognate with Kyrgyz: көлөкө

Cognate with Turkmen: kölege

Cognate with Tuvinian: хөлеге

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish گولگه (gölge), from Proto-Turkic *kölige, from Proto-Turkic *köli-. Cognates include Azerbaijani kölgə, Bashkir күләгә (küləgə), Crimean Tatar kölge, Kazakh көлеңке (köleñke), Kyrgyz көлөкө (kölökö), Turkmen kölege, Tuvan хөлеге (xölege).

Concepts

shadow

shade

dark

ghost

👻

penumbra

drop shadow

Synonyms

örtü

perde

Translations

ombre

Schatten

ombra

sombra

schaduw

sombra

cień

umbra

σκιά

ombra

ίσκιος

reflet

schim

ombra

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