روغن

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian روغن‎ (rowğan).

Noun

روغن • (revgan, ruğan)

  1. oil (liquid fat)
    Synonym: یاغ‎ (yağ)
    ‏روغن ساده‎‎ ― ruğan sade ― melted butter
    ‏روغن نفت‎‎ ― ruğan-ı neft ― turpentine
    ‏روغن آردیج‎‎ ― ruğan-ı ardıç ― juniper oil

Derived terms

  • روغنی‎ (revğani, “oily, syrupy”)

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (lwkn' /rōγn/, “oil; butter”), from Proto-Iranian *ráwgnah.

Pronunciation

  • (Dari): IPA(key): /ɾawɣan/

Noun

روغن • (rowğan) (plural روغن‌ها‎ (rowğan-hâ))

  1. oil (liquid fat)

Derived terms

  • روغنی‎ (rowğani)

References

  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “روغن”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “rōγn”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
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