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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