الاغ

Persian

یک الاغ

Alternative forms

• الاق (olâq)
• اولاغ (ulâğ)
• اولاق (ulâq)
• الو (ulav) (Tajik)

Etymology

From Turkic. Compare Azerbaijani ulaq (“beast of burden”), Chagatai اولاغ (ulaǧ, “beast of burden”), Uzbek ulov (“beast of burden”), Uzbek uloq (“kid, yeanling”), Ottoman Turkish اولاق (ulak, “courier, messenger”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔu.lɑːɣ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ.lɑːɣ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ.lɑːɣ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ.lɑːɣ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔu.lɔːɣ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔo.lɒːɢ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔu.läw]

Readings
Classical reading?	ulāğ
Dari reading?	ulāğ
Iranian reading?	olâğ
Tajik reading?	ulav

Noun

Dari	الاغ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	улав

الاغ • (olâğ)

1. (Iran) donkey, ass

   Synonyms: خر (xar), درازگوش (derâz-guš)

2. (obsolete) courier, messenger