حقه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حُقَّة (ḥuqqa, case, box, casket).

Noun

حقه • (hokka) (definite accusative حقه‌یی (hokkayı), plural حقق (hukak))

  1. pot, a small, open-topped container made of clay, ceramic, or glass for storing materials or substances
    Synonym: قاب (kab)
  2. inkwell, inkpot, a container for ink, designed so that a person may conveniently dip a pen into it

Derived terms

  • توكوروك حقه‌سی (tükürük hokkası, spittoon)
  • حقه آغز (hokka ağız, small, round mouth)
  • حقه مینا (hokka-i minâ, the sky)
  • حقه‌باز (hokkabaz, juggler)
  • حقه‌جی (hokkacı, maker or seller of small pots)
  • حقه‌كر (hokkager, turner of small pots)
  • علاج حقه‌سی (ʼilâc hokkası, gallipot)
  • یازی حقه‌سی (yazı hokkası, pencase)

Descendants

  • Turkish: hokka
  • Albanian: hokë

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حُقَّة (ḥuqqa).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? huqqa
Dari reading? huqqa
Iranian reading? hoġġe
Tajik reading? huqqa

Noun

حقه • (huqqa)

  1. casket
  2. gallipot

Descendants

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