خرگله

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian خرگله (xargale, herd of donkeys), a compound of خر (xar, donkey) + گله (galle, herd, flock).

Noun

خرگله • (hergele)

  1. herd of untamed horses, mules and donkeys

Descendants

  • Turkish: hergele
  • Armenian: հէրկէլէ (hērkēlē)
  • Albanian: hergjele
  • Bulgarian: ергеле́ (ergelé), хергеле́ (hergelé)
  • Greek: χεργκελές (chergkelés)
  • Macedonian: ергеле (ergele)
  • Romanian: herghelie

Further reading

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