لوله

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian لوله‎ (lule, “tube, pipe”).

Noun

لوله • (lüle)

  1. pipe, tube
  2. long, pipe-like spout
  3. a tapless spout to a public fountain
  4. the bowl of a tobacco pipe
  5. a conical paper screw, to hold tobacco or sugar-plums
  6. a certain measure in the distribution of water from an aqueduct, equivalent to 4 masura

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: lüle
  • → Armenian: լյուլե (lyule), լյուլա (lyula)

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Probably from Middle Persian lwlk' (rūrag, “*herb”). Compare Mazanderani لیله‎ (lile, “stalk”) (hence Tehrani لیله‎ (lile, “stalk”)), Northern Luri ڵیڵںە‎ (łiłə).

Pronunciation

Noun

لوله • (lule) (plural لوله‌ها‎ (lule-hâ))

  1. tube
  2. pipe

Descendants

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