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Khalaj
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian زلف (zolf, “curl”)
Pronunciation
Dialectal forms
- (sidelock)
- (Bagh-e Yek, Bon Chinar, Borzabad, Darestan, Hasanabad, Esfid, Jerik Aghaj, Kharrab, Khvorakabad, Mazraeh-ye Now, Mohsenabad, Musaabad, Naderabad, Nowdeh, Qarah Su, Safarabad, Salafchegan, Sefid Ab, Seft, Shah Qoli)IPA(key):
- (hair)
- (headhair)
- (Mehrzamin, Shah Qoli)IPA(key):
- (forelock)
- (Esfid, Jerik Aghaj, Kardijan, Khaltabad, Sadabad, Seft, Shah Qoli)IPA(key):
- (Feyzabad)IPA(key): (inflected form attested only)
- (Kacha-ye Chahardeh)IPA(key):
- (Sarband)IPA(key):
- (Shaneq)IPA(key):
- (lock, curl)
Noun
zulf (definite accusative zulfı, plural zulflar)
- sidelock
- Synonyms: bürçək, qıl, saç, təygûş, tö̂l, tü̂k
- hair
- Synonyms: qıl, saç, tü̂k
- headhair
- Synonyms: çârt, kâkul, qıl, saç, tü̂k
- forelock
- Synonyms: bürçək, çârt, fokul, kâkul, qıl, saç, tö̂l
- lock, curl
- Synonyms: bürçək, tö̂l
Usage notes
The (related) words for "hair", while seemingly synonymous with each other, actually appear to be so due to their highly variable and confusing distribution among the Khalaj people. However, the precise meanings of these words can be determined.
Declension
References
- Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
- Doerfer, Gerhard (1987) Lexik und Sprachgeographie des Chaladsch [Lexicon and Language Geography of Khalaj] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN