Turkish pronunciation
kwôştPronunciation
/ˈkwôsʜt/ /ˈkwɔːʃt/
Etymology
[ 'kwäsh, 'kwosh ] (transitive verb.) 13th century. Middle English quashen to smash, from Middle French quasser, casser, from Latin quassare to shake violently, shatter, frequentative of quatere to shake.