عروسک

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian عروسک (arusak).

Noun

عروسک • (arusek)

  1. Diminutive of عروس (fiancée, bride)
  2. a girl's doll
  3. a brightly colored kind of mother of pearl
  4. firefly; glowworm

References

Persian

Etymology

From عَرُوس (arus, bride) + ـک (-ak, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (file)
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔä.ɾoː.sǽk]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔä.ɾoː.sǽk]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔä.ɾʊː.sǽk]

Readings
Classical reading? arūsak
Dari reading? arōsak
Iranian reading? arusak
Tajik reading? arüsak

Noun

Dari گدی
Iranian Persian عروسک
Tajik лӯхтак, лухтак

عَروسَک • ('arusak) (plural عروسکان ('arusakân) or عروسک‌ها ('arusak-hâ))

  1. doll
  2. puppet
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