باتلاق

Persian

Alternative forms

  • باطلاق (bâtlâq)
  • بطلاق (batlâq), بتلاق (batlâq)

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkic, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *batgak. Compare Ottoman Turkish باتاق (batak), Turkish batak, and Tatar batqaq.

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? bātlāq
Dari reading? bātlāq
Iranian reading? bâtlâġ
Tajik reading? botloq

Noun

باتلاق • (bātlāq / bâtlâġ) (plural باتلاق‌ها (bātlāq-hā / bâtlâġ-hâ), Tajik spelling ботлоқ)

  1. swamp, marsh
    Synonyms: مرداب (mordâb), تالاب (tâlâb), منجلاب (manjelâb)

Derived terms

  • باطلاقی (bâtlâqi)