şimşek

Meaning

lightning between clouds

Concepts

lightning

flash

thunderbolt

Synonyms

yıldırım

dalamak

haşlamak

çakmak

şimşek parıltısı

gök parıltısı

sokmak

Translations

Blitz

éclair

relâmpago

lampo

αστραπή

fulmine

fulgur

rayo

برق

bliksem

relámpago

بَرْق

llampec

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃim.ʃec/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: شمشك

Cognate with Azerbaijani: şimşək

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.