sığırcık

Meaning

starling (bird)

Concepts

starling

common starling

European Starling

Synonyms

çekirgekuşu

Translations

étourneau

Star

estornino

storno

estornèl

estornell

sansonnet

sturnus

spreeuw

estorninho

ψαρόνι

stornello

Stars

étourneau sansonnet

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: صیغیرجق

Cognate with Azerbaijani: sığırçın

Cognate with Kyrgyz: чыйырчык

Cognate with Bashkir: сыйырсыҡ

Cognate with Tatar: сыерчык

Cognate with Chuvash: шӑнкӑрч

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish صیغیرجق (sığırcık), from Proto-Turkic *sïgïrčïk (“starling”). Cognate with Azerbaijani sığırçın (“starling”), Kyrgyz чыйырчык (cıyırcık, “starling”), Bashkir сыйырсыҡ (sıyırsıq, “starling”), Tatar сыерчык (sıyerçıq, “grouse”), Chuvash шӑнкӑрч (šănk̬ărč, “starling”).