sığınak

Turkish

Etymology

From sığınmak (“to take shelter in”). Compare synonymous Azerbaijani sığınaq and Crimean Tatar sığınaq.

Noun

sığınak

1. shelter, refuge
2. blockhouse

Descendants

• → Armenian: սղնախ (sġnax), սղնաղ (sġnaġ) (or from the Azerbaijani cognate)
• → Georgian: სიღნაღი (siɣnaɣi)

Further reading

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sığınak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük