دغدغه

See also: دغدغة

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic دَغْدَغَة (daḡdaḡa), verbal noun of دَغْدَغَ (daḡdaḡa).

Noun

دغدغه • (dağdağa)

1. irritation
2. provocation; stimulus
3. turmoil, confusion; trouble

Descendants

• Turkish: dağdağa

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “دغدغه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 574
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “dağdağa”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “دغدغه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 906
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَغْدَغَة (daḡdaḡa, “twinge, titillation”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [daɣ.da.ˈɣa]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äɣ.d̪ä.ɣǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äɣ.d̪ä.ɣǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪äɣ.d̪ä.ɣǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪äɣ.d̪ä.ɣǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æɢ.d̪æ.ɢé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äʁ.d̪ä.ʁǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	dağdağa
Dari reading?	dağdağa
Iranian reading?	dağdağe
Tajik reading?	daġdaġa

Noun

دغدغه • (dağdağe) (plural دغدغه‌ها (dağdağe-hâ))

1. worry, angst
2. anxiety

Descendants

• → Hindi: दग़दग़ा (daġadġā)