الاغ

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Turkic. Compare Azerbaijani ulaq (“beast of burden”), Chagatai اولاغ (ulaǧ, “beast of burden”), Uzbek ulov (“beast of burden”), Uzbek uloq (“kid, yeanling”), Ottoman Turkish اولاق (ulak, “courier, messenger”).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? ulāġ
Dari reading? ulāġ
Iranian reading? olâġ
Tajik reading? ulav

Noun

Dari الاغ
Iranian Persian
Tajik улав

الاغ • (olâġ)

  1. (Iran) donkey, ass
    Synonyms: خر (xar), درازگوش (derâz-guš)
  2. (obsolete) courier, messenger
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