شاشی

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 [script needed] (sašï, “confused, bewildered”) and Kipchak [script needed] (šašï, “squint-eyed”).

شاشی • (şaşı)

1. squint-eyed, cross-eyed, having both eyes oriented inward

   Synonyms: احول (ahval), كاژ (kaj), لوچ (luç)

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

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