sığınak
Turkish
Etymology
From sığınmak (“to take shelter in”). Compare synonymous Azerbaijani sığınaq.
Noun
sığınak
- shelter, refuge
- blockhouse
Descendants
- → Armenian: սղնախ (słnax), սղնաղ (słnał) (or from the Azerbaijani cognate)
- → Georgian: სიღნაღი (siɣnaɣi)
Further reading
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “sığınak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük