خركله

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خرگله (xargala, “herd of donkeys”), a compound of خر (xar, “donkey”) +‎ گله (gala, galla, “herd, flock”).

Noun

خركله • (hergele) (definite accusative خركله‌یی (hergeleyi), plural خركله‌لر (hergeleler))

  1. herd of untamed or unbroken horses, mules and donkeys

Descendants

  • Turkish: hergele
  • → Albanian: hergjele
  • → Armenian: հէրկէլէ (hērkēlē)
  • → Bulgarian: ергеле́ (ergelé), хергеле́ (hergelé)
  • → Greek: χεργκελές (chergkelés)
  • → Macedonian: ергеле (ergele)
  • → Romanian: herghelie
  • → Serbo-Croatian: ergela, ергела

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