گله
See also: كلة and کله
Ottoman Turkish
Alternative forms
- گوله (gülle), گولله (gülle)
Etymology
Probably from Northern Kurdish gule. See Arabic كُلَّة (gulla, “cannonball”) and Persian گلپر (golpar, “hogweed”) for more information.
Noun
گـُلّهَ • (gülle)
- cannonball
- Coordinate term: طوپ (top)
Descendants
- Turkish: gülle
- → Armenian: գյուլլա (gyulla)
- → Macedonian: ѓуле (ǵule)
- → Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: ђу̏ле
- Latin: đȕle
Persian
Etymology 1
From Middle Iranian (compare Middle Persian [script needed] (gāl, “following”)).
Alternative forms
- گلّه (galle) (with a shadda)
Noun
گله • (galle)
- flock, herd
Derived terms
- گلهدار (galle-dâr)
Etymology 2
From Middle Persian [script needed] (g(y)lk’ /gilag/, “complaint, lamentation”).
Noun
گله • (gele)
- complaint, grievance
Derived terms
- گلهمند (gele-mand)
Descendants
- → Bengali: গিল্লা (gilla)