گلو

See also: کلو and كلو

Baluchi

Noun

گلو • (galo)

1. door

Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“throat”). Cognate with Latin gula (“throat”) (English gullet).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡu.loː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʊ.loː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʊ.loː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡʊ.loː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡu.lʊː]

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʲæ.luː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʲæ.luː]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [ɡʲe.luː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡu.lɵ]

Readings
Classical reading?	gulō
Dari reading?	gulō
Iranian reading?	galu
Tajik reading?	gulü

Noun

Dari	گلو
Iranian Persian
Tajik	гулӯ

گلو • (galu)

1. (anatomy) throat

   Alternative form: گلون (gulûn) — Dari

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گلو (gulō). Cognate with Sanskrit गल (gala, “throat, neck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʊ.loː/, /ɡʊ.luː/, /ɡə.luː/

Noun

گلو • (gulo, gulū, galū) f (Hindi spelling गुलो)

1. neck, throat
2. gullet, windpipe
3. voice

Synonyms

• گلا (galā)

Derived terms

• گلوکار (gulokār, gulūkār)