حدقه

See also: حدقة

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَدَقَة (ḥadaqa, pupil).

Noun

حدقه • (hadeka) (plural احداق (ahdak))

  1. pupil, the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye
    Synonyms: گوز ببكی (göz bebeği), مردمك (merdümek)
  2. bullseye, the centre of a target, inside the inner and the magpie

Derived terms

  • حدقی (hadekî, pupillar)

Descendants

  • Turkish: hadeka

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَدَقَة (ḥadaqa, pupil).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? hadaqa
Dari reading? hadaqa
Iranian reading? hadaġe
Tajik reading? hadaqa

Noun

حدقه • (hadaqa / hadaġe) (Tajik spelling ҳадақа)

  1. (anatomy) eye socketorbital cavity
    Synonym: کاسه چشم (kâse-ye česm)
  2. (anatomy) pupil
    Synonyms: مردمک (mardomak), گوهرک (gowharak), کاک (kâk), انگورک (angurak)