لاله
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Chagatai
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian لَالَه (lāla).
Noun
لاله (transliteration needed)
Descendants
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Persian لَالَه (lāla).
Noun
لاله • (lale)
- tulip
- brightly colored wildflower
Derived terms
- اشك لالهسی (eşek lalesi, “blue iris”)
- دلبند لالهسی (dülbend lalesi, “white tulip”)
- زغره لالهسی (Zağra lalesi, “crocus”)
- كرید لالهسی (Girid lalesi, “ranunculus”)
- لالهبرك (laleberk, “tulip petal”)
- لالهرخ (laleruh, “rosy-cheeked”)
- لالهزار (lalezar, “a tulip bed; a flowery mead”)
- لالهكون (lalegun, “red”, literally “tulip-colored”)
- لالهلك (lalelik, “tulip bed”)
- لالهلی (laleli, “containing or ornamented with tulips; name of a mosque in Istanbul”)
- مغنیسا لالهسی (Mağnisa lalesi, “anemone”)
- پاس لالهسی (pas lalesi, “brown iris”)
Descendants
- Turkish: lale
- → Albanian: lale
- → Aromanian: lalei, lalee
- → Bulgarian: лале́ (lalé)
- → Greek: λαλές (lalés)
- → Macedonian: лале (lale)
- → Romanian: lalea
- → Serbo-Croatian: lála / ла́ла
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
لاله • (lala)
- a heavy iron ring around the neck
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “لاله”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1620
Persian
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Etymology
Likely from لال (lâl, literally “red”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | lāla |
| Dari reading? | lāla |
| Iranian reading? | lâle |
| Tajik reading? | lola |
Noun
لاله • (lâle) (plural لالهها (lâle-hâ))
| Dari | لاله |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | лола |
Descendants
- → Arabic: لَعْلَع (laʕlaʕ)
- → Azerbaijani: lalə
- → Chagatai: لاله
- → Gujarati: લાલો (lālo)
- → Hindustani:
- → Ottoman Turkish: لاله (lale)
- → Turkmen: läle
Proper noun
| Dari | لاله |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Лола |
لاله • (lâle)