to pour (of friable/solid objects, such as sands, not liquids; sometimes used figuratively) · to sprinkle, to strew · to start falling (of precipitation like rain or snow)
köken: Compound of 小(こ) (ko-, “light, slight”) + 雨(さめ) (same, “rain”). The medial -s- may be epenthesis between the two vowels, or it may be cognate with Korean interfix -ᄉ- (-s-) used to mark possession, much like English 's. See also 春雨(はるさめ) (harusame, “spring rain”) and 稲(しね) (shine, “rice”).
to scatter or strew something or someone · to scatter or strew a person or thing with something; splash over · to spot, stain, sully, asperse; besmirch
çekim: ortaç aspersus · şimdiki aspergit · ulaç aspergēns
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin spargō Latin aspergō From ad- (“to, towards, at”) + spargō (“strew, scatter; sprinkle; moisten”).
to sprinkle on · to worship or honor with · to sacrifice to
köken: Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́uźʰáwti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰuȷ́ʰáwti, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰu-ǵʰéw-ti, from *ǵʰew- (“to pour”). Cognate with Ancient Greek χέω (khéō), Old Armenian ձեւ (jew), Latin fundo, German gießen.