یال
See also: يال
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Persian یال (yâl).
Noun
یال • (yâl)
- the nape of the neck; the withers (in a horse, etc.)
- the mane of a horse, etc.
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “یال”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2190
Etymology 2
Noun
یال • (yal)
- bright, shining
- smooth
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “یال”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2190
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈjaːl/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [jɑːl]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [jɒːl̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [jɔl]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | yāl |
| Dari reading? | yāl |
| Iranian reading? | yâl |
| Tajik reading? | yol |
Noun
| Dari | یال |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | ёл |
یال • (yâl)
Derived terms
- فریال (faryâl)
Descendants
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “یال”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian یال (yāl).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /jɑːl/
- Rhymes: -ɑːl
Noun
یال • (yāl) f (Hindi spelling याल)
- mane (of a horse; — orig. 'neck of a horse')
Further reading
- Platts, John T. (1884) “یال”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.