daşşaq

Etymology
From : the gemination of the intervocalic /ş/ is probably due to emphasis. Similar process can be observed in, often pronounced /aşşağı/ in both Azerbaijani and other Turkic varieties.

Two possibilities exist regarding the ultimate origin:


 * A dimunitive of, i.e. 'little stone' or otherwise related to the sense 'stone'; see 🇨🇬.
 * A derivation of, i.e. 'that which hangs outside (of the body)'; see 🇨🇬, , and , compare also 🇨🇬.

Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  balls