tö̂l

Khalaj

Perso-Arabic		تؤل

Alternative forms

• tü̂öl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tøːl/

dialectal pronunciations

• (sidelock)
  • (Chahak)IPA^(key): [tø̜ːl]
  • (Mehrzamin)IPA^(key): [teːl]

Noun

tö̂l (definite accusative tö̂lü, plural tö̂llər)

1. lock
2. forelock

   Synonyms: bürçək, fokul, kâkul, qıl, saç, zulf

3. sidelock

   Synonyms: bürçək, qıl, saç, təygûş, tü̂k, zulf

Usage notes

The (related) words for "hair", while seemingly synonymous with each other, actually appear to be so due to their highly variable and confusing distribution among the Khalaj people. However, the precise meanings of these words can be determined.

• tü̂k: "hair", collectively
• qıl: "a single hair", "body hair"
• saç: "long hair" (of women)
• kâkul, bürçək: "forelock"
• fokul: "headscarf"
• çârt: "bangs"
• tö̂l: "lock"
• zulf: "sidelock"
• təygûş: "hair around the ear"

Declension

Declension of tö̂l

	singular	plural
nominative	tö̂l	tö̂llər
genitive	tö̂lü̂ñ	tö̂llərü̂ñ
dative	tö̂lkə	tö̂llərkə
definite accusative	tö̂lü	tö̂llərü
locative	tö̂lçə	tö̂llərçə
ablative	tö̂ldə	tö̂llərdə
instrumental	tö̂llə	tö̂llərlə
equative	tö̂lvâra	tö̂llərvâra

References

• Doerfer, Gerhard (1987) Lexik und Sprachgeographie des Chaladsch [Lexicon and Language Geography of Khalaj] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN