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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish صاغناق (sağanak).[1] Related to Ottoman Turkish صاغنامق (sağnamak, “to squirt, spray”).[2] Compare Mongolian (şagi-, “to pour down, to rain heavily”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun
sağanak (definite accusative sağanağı, plural sağanaklar)
- heavy rain that starts suddenly, usually for a short time; a squall
- Synonym: boğanak
- kar sağanakları ― snow squalls
- sudden, violent, or repeated movements
Declension
References
- Parlatır, İsmail et al. (1998) “sağanak”, in Türkçe Sözlük, 9th edition, volume II, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 1883b