یقه
Persian
Alternative forms
- یخه (yaxe), (Dari) یخن (yaxan)
Etymology
From a Turkic source, from Proto-Turkic *yaka (“edge; collar”).
Compare Turkish yaka (“collar”), Azerbaijani yaxa (“collar”), Uzbek yoqa (“collar; side; bank”), Uyghur ياقا (yaqa, “collar; side; bank”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ja.ˈqa/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [jä.qǽ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [jæ.ʁé]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [jä.qǽ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | yaqa |
| Dari reading? | yaqa |
| Iranian reading? | yaġe |
| Tajik reading? | yaqa |
Noun
یقه • (yaqe) (plural یقهها)
References
- Doerfer, Gerhard (1975) Türkische und mongolische Elemente im Neupersischen [Turkic and Mongolian Elements in New Persian] (Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur: Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission; 21)[1] (in German), volume IV, Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, pages 102–104