الاغ

Persian

Alternative forms

الاق (olâq)
اولاغ (ulâġ)
اولاق (ulâq)
الو (ulav) (Tajik)

Etymology

From Turkic. Compare Azerbaijani ulaq, Chagatai اولاغ (ulaǧ), Uyghur ئۇلاغ (ulagh), ئۇلاق (ulaq), Uzbek uloq, ulov, Ottoman Turkish اولاق (ulak).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔu.ˈlaːɣ/

(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^?	ulāġ
Dari reading^?	ulāġ
Iranian reading^?	olâġ
Tajik reading^?	ulav

Noun


Iranian Persian	الاغ
Dari	الاغ
Tajik	улав

الاغ • (olâġ)

(Iran) donkey, ass
Synonyms: خر (xar), درازگوش (derâz-guš)
(obsolete) courier, messenger