شاشی

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *siāĺig (squinting), a development of *siāĺ- (to be astonished, to slander), whence شاشمق (şaşmak, to be astonished). Cognate with Old Turkic (sašï, confused, bewildered) and Kipchak (šašï, squint-eyed).

Adjective

شاشی (şaşı)

  1. squint-eyed, cross-eyed, having both eyes oriented inward
    Synonyms: احول (ahval), كاژ (kaj), لوچ (luç)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: şaşı
  • Armenian: շաշ (šaš), շաշի (šaši)
  • Romanian: sașiu

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