کلک
See also: كلك
Pashto
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klak/
Adjective
کلک • (klak)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| direct | کلک (klak) |
کلک (klak) |
کلکه (klaka) |
کلکې (klake) |
| oblique | کلک (klak) |
کلکو (klako) |
کلکې (klake) |
کلکو (klako) |
| vocative | کلکه (klaka) |
کلکو (klako) |
کلکې (klake) |
کلکو (klako) |
Derived terms
Persian
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
کلک • (kalak)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: kələk
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic كَلَك (kalak).
Noun
کلک • (kalak)
- raft (of inflated skins)
Etymology 3
Back-formation from کلکین (kilkīn, “window”), from Hindustani کھڑکی / खिड़की (khiṛkī, “a private back-door; postern-gate, wicket, sally-port”),[1] compare Latin cancellus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈkilk/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰɪlk]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʲelkʰʲ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰilk]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kilk |
| Dari reading? | kilk |
| Iranian reading? | kelk |
| Tajik reading? | kilk |
Noun
کلک • (kelk)
- reed; reed pen
- 10th century, Ferdowsi:
- نویسنده از کلک چون خامه کرد
سوی مادر روشنک نامه کرد- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- نویسنده از کلک چون خامه کرد
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: كلك (kilk)
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈkulk/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʊlk]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰolkʰʲ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰulk]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kulk |
| Dari reading? | kulk |
| Iranian reading? | kolk |
| Tajik reading? | kulk |
Noun
کلک • (kolk)
- alternative form of کرک (kork)
References
- ^ Monchi-Zadeh, Davoud (1990), Wörter aus Xurāsān und ihre Herkunft (Acta Iranica; 29)[1] (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 106 Nr. 308 fn. 133