چغاله

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Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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According to Monchi-Zadeh, the basic meaning is "small hard ball" and is borrowed from a Northeastern Iranian language: compare Pashto ځغاله (źəǧālá, small lump of dough).[1]

Compare also Armenian կաղաղ (kaġaġ), ցոգոլ (cʻogol).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? čağāla
Dari reading? čağāla
Iranian reading? čağâle
Tajik reading? čaġola
  • Hyphenation: چ‧غا‧له

Noun

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چغاله (čağâle)

  1. (rare) unripe fruit
    1. unripe almond
      Synonym: چغاله‌بادام (čağâle-bâdâm, unripe almond)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Monchi-Zadeh, Davoud (1990) Wörter aus Xurāsān und ihre Herkunft (Acta Iranica; 29)‎[1] (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 11–12 Nr. 27

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