ışık
Meaning
- light (electromagnetic wave)
- inspired thought, ray of inspiration; inspiration
Frequency
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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