پروقه

Ottoman Turkish

پروقه

Etymology

From Greek περούκα (peroúka), earlier πεῤῥοῦκα (perrhoûka), from Venetian perùca (= Italian perrucca, parrucca).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɛˈɾukɑ]

Noun

پروقه • (peruka)

1. peruke, wig

Derived terms

• پروقه‌جی (perukacı, “perruquier, wigmaker”)

Related terms

• پروكار (perukâr, “hairdresser; barber”)

Descendants

• Turkish: peruka

References

• Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “перу̀ка”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 181