قرقره

Persian

Etymology

Seems to be onomatopoeic or ideophonic.

Noun

Dari قرقره
Iranian Persian
Tajik чарх

قرقره • (qerqere) (plural قرقره‌ها (-qereqere-hâ))

  1. spool, pulley
  2. cooing (as a dove)
  3. rumbling (as a belly)

Synonyms

  • چرخ (čarx)
  • چرخک (čarxak)

References

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