طلز

Old Anatolian Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek θάλασσα (thálassa).

Noun

طلز • (talaz) (definite accusative طلزی (talazı), plural طلزلر (talazlar))

  1. hurricane, storm
  2. a great, foaming wave

Descendants

  • Gagauz: talaz
  • Ottoman Turkish: طالاز (talaz), تالاز (talaz), تالاس (talas), طلاس (talas), طلس (talas), طلص (talas)

Further reading

  • “talaz”, in XIII. Yüzyılından Beri Türkiye Türkçesiyle Yazılmış Kitaplarından Toplanan Tanıklarıyle Tarama Sözlüğü (Türk Dil Kurumu yayınları; 212)‎[1] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1977
  • Kanar, Mehmet (2018) “talaz”, in Eski Anadolu Türkçesi Sözlüğü [Old Anatolian Turkish Dictionary] (in Turkish), 2nd edition, Istanbul: Say Yayınları, page 626