tü̂k
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tuk"
Khalaj
| Perso-Arabic | تۆک | |
|---|---|---|
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *tǖk (“hair, feather”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tyːk/
Dialectal forms
- (hair)
- (Ahmadabad, Borzabad, Chahak, Mehrzamin, Mushakiyeh, Talkh Ab, Vasheqan) IPA(key): [tyːk]
- (Bagh-e Yek, Bon Chenar, Chahak, Darestan, Dermanak, Hasanabad, Hezarabad, Jerik Aghaj, Kacha-ye Chahardeh, Kardijan, Kharrab, Khvorakabad, Mohsenabad, Musaabad, Qarah Su, Qorqor, Safarabad, Sarband, Sefid Ab, Seft, Varnavaj, Zarnusheh) IPA(key): [tiːk]
- (Salafchegan) IPA(key): [ty̞k]
- (Salafchegan) IPA(key): [ti̞kɪ] (inflected form attested only)
- (headhair)
- (Bon Chenar, Kacha-ye Chahardeh, Kharrab) IPA(key): [tiːk]
- (sidelock)
- (down, of birds)
Noun
tü̂k (definite accusative tü̂kü, plural tü̂klər)
Usage notes
The (related) words for "hair", while seemingly synonymous with each other, actually appear to be so due to their highly variable and confusing distribution among the Khalaj people. However, the precise meanings of these words can be determined.
- tü̂k: "hair", collectively
- qıl: "a single hair", "body hair"
- saç: "long hair" (of women)
- kâkul, bürçək: "forelock"
- fokul: "headscarf"
- çârt: "bangs"
- tö̂l: "lock"
- zulf: "sidelock"
- təygûş: "hair around the ear"
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tü̂k | tü̂klər |
| genitive | tü̂kü̂ñ | tü̂klərü̂ñ |
| dative | tü̂kkə | tü̂klərkə |
| definite accusative | tü̂kü | tü̂klərü |
| locative | tü̂kçə | tü̂klərçə |
| ablative | tü̂kdə | tü̂klərdə |
| instrumental | tü̂klə | tü̂klərlə |
| equative | tü̂kvâra | tü̂klərvâra |
References
- Doerfer, Gerhard (1971) Khalaj Materials, Indiana University, →ISBN
- Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
- Doerfer, Gerhard (1987) Lexik und Sprachgeographie des Chaladsch [Lexicon and Language Geography of Khalaj] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN