transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwel-kən ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, literally, cloud, from Old English wolcen; akin to Old High German wolkan cloud
Date: 12th century
1.
a. : the vault of the sky : firmament
the sun of heaven…made the western welkin blush — Shakespeare
b. : the celestial abode of God or the gods : heaven
2. : the upper atmosphere