دوقلو

Persian edit

Etymology edit

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “First part looks like (do, “two”). What is (qolu)? Is it a Turkic word? Is it somehow derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelbʰ- (“womb”)? Something else?”

Pronunciation edit

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [du.qu.ˈluː]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ʊ.qʊ.lúː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ʊ.qʊ.lúː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪u.qu.lú]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪o.ʁo.lúː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪u.qu.lú]

Readings
Classical reading^?	duqulū
Dari reading^?	duqulū
Iranian reading^?	doğolu
Tajik reading^?	duqulu

Noun edit

دوقلو • (doqolu)

twin