ملاقه

Persian

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mi.laː.ˈqa/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.lɑː.qä]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mä.lɑː.qä]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mä.lɔː.qä]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæ.lɒː.ʁe]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.lɔ.qä]

Readings
Classical reading^?	milāqa
Dari reading^?	malāqa
Iranian reading^?	malâġe
Tajik reading^?	maloqa

Noun

ملاقه • (milāqa / malâġe) (Tajik spelling малоқа)

colloquial form of (mil'aqa / mel'aġe, “ladle”)
- امثال و حکم ج ۲ ص ۱۰۱۸
  شتر را با ملاقه آب دادن.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “ملاقه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press