ışık

Meaning

  1. light (electromagnetic wave)
  2. inspired thought, ray of inspiration; inspiration

Synonyms

rahatlık

ışık saçan şey

saygın kimse

Frequency

B1
Hyphenated as
ı‧şık
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ɯˈʃɯk]
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ایشق (ışık, “light”), from Proto-Turkic *yạĺčuk (“light, sun”), from *yạĺču- (“to shine on”), equivalent to ışı- + -k. Cognate with Azerbaijani işıq (“light”), Turkmen yşyk (“light”).

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