كلاه

See also: کلاه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian کلاه (kolâh, “hat; crown”).

Noun

كلاه • (külah)

  1. pileus, a conical hat made of felt and worn by men
    Synonym: بورك (börk)
  2. any ornamental headwear, such as a crown, tiara, diadem or mitra
  3. the wind cover of a hookah, which prevents the wind from increasing the burn rate
  4. (figuratively) deceit, ruse, trick, intrigue, machination
    Synonyms: اویون (oyun), طولاب (dolab)

Derived terms
  • اشكجی كلاهی (eşekci külahı, “donkey driver's hat”)
  • تاتار كلاه (tatar külah, “Tatar's conical cap”)
  • كلاه قاپمق (külah kapmak, “to snatch a cap”)
  • كلاه گیدرمك (külah giydirmek, “to make a special hat”)
  • كلاه‌جی (külahcı, “maker or seller of conical hats”)
  • كلاه‌دار (külahdar, “crowned sovereign”)
  • كلاه‌لو (külahlı, “wearing a conical hat”)
  • مولوی کلاه (mevlevi külah, “conical hat of a dervish”)

Descendants
  • Turkish: külah
  • → Armenian: քյուլախ (kʻyulax)

Further reading
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