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May those who have passed away in the earthquake in Türkiye and Syria rest in peace. During these hard times due to the earthquake that struck Türkiye and Syria, we would like to express our condolences to those people whose relatives passed away, wish a quick recovery to those who have been injured, and our wholehearted support for those who survived this catastrophe.
Do you know the meaning and the origin of the word earthquake? The word earthquake refers to a sudden shaking of the Earth caused by the passage of seismic waves. These waves are caused in turn by the release of energy stored in the Earth’s crust. It is a late 13th century word in English. It comes from the Old English words eorthequakynge or erþe + cwacung: eorthe + quakynge, which simply stands for earth (world) + quake (shake), which later became earthquake. The word quake may be used as a shorting of the word earthquake. The word “temblor” (from the Spanish verb temblar — English to tremble) is the American Spanish version of the word earthquake. Here are some examples in English and Turkish.
English:
- They had an awful earthquake last month.
- The earthquake that struck a large area wreaked havoc on the beautiful city.
- After the quake, only a few houses had remained intact.
- The temblor twisted the roads and the bridges in the town.
Turkish:
- Şubat ayındaki deprem sadece eski binaları değil, aynı zamanda yeni binaları da yıktı.
- Depremin yarattığı artçı sallantılar sürüyor.
- Depremden henüz sağ çıkan olmadı, ancak umutlar bitmedi.
- 1900 yılından beri dünyada kaydedilen en büyük deprem 22 Mayıs 1960’ta Şili’de oldu.
- Büyük zelzele neticesinde memleketin içtimai ve iktisadi inkişafı sekteye uğramıştı.