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)

1. cannonball

   Coordinate term: طوپ (top)

Descendants

• Turkish: gülle
• → Armenian: գյուլլա (gyulla)
• → Bulgarian: гюле (gjule)
• → Macedonian: ѓуле (ǵule)
• → Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic script: ђу̏ле

  Latin script: đȕle

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Iranian (compare Middle Persian [script needed] (gāl, “following”)).

Alternative forms

• گلّه (galle) (with a shadda)

Noun

گله • (galle)

1. flock, herd

Derived terms

• گله‌دار (galle-dâr)

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian [script needed] (g(y)lk’ /⁠gilag⁠/, “complaint, lamentation”). Compare Baluchi گِلَگ (gilag, “complaint”).

Noun

گله • (gele)

1. complaint, grievance

Derived terms

• گله‌مند (gele-mand)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: giley
• → Bengali: গিল্লা (gilla)
• → Hindi: गिला (gilā)