şimşek
lightning between clouds
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃim.ʃec/
Etymology
In summary
From Ottoman Turkish شمشك (şimşek), from Old Anatolian Turkish سوكوشاك (sügüşek/süŋüşek), سوكوشاك (sügşek/süŋşek), which is believed to be a derivation of Proto-Turkic *süŋgü (“spear”). First attested in texts from between 1355 and 1402. Cognate with Azerbaijani şimşək.
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