sıçan
Meaning
rat (rodent)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[sɯˈt͡ʃɑ́n]
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish صیچان (sıçan, “mouse”), from Proto-Turkic *sïčgan (“mouse”). Cognate with Karakhanid سِجْغانْ (sïčɣān, “mouse”), Bashkir сысҡан (sısqan).
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Sentences
Değirmende doğan sıçan 🐀 gök gürültüsünden korkmaz.
🐀
The rat born in the mill is not afraid of thunder.