قهقهه
See also: قهقهة
Ottoman Turkish
Alternative forms
- قهقها (kahkaha) (sense 2)
- գահգահա (kahkaha) — Armeno-Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic قَهْقَهَة (qahqaha).
Noun
قهقهه • (kahkaha) (definite accusative قهقههیی (kahkahayı), plural قهقههلر (kahkahalar))
- guffaw, belly laugh, cackle, cachinnation, any loud, convulsive, or boisterous laughter
- morning glory, bindweed, any of several climbing plants of the family Convolvulaceae
Derived terms
- قهقهه كولمك (kahkaha gülmek, “to burst out into a guffaw”)
Descendants
- Turkish: kahkaha
Further reading
- Barbier de Meynard, Charles (1886), “قهقها”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, volume II, Paris: E. Leroux, page 586
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “kahkaha2”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2336a
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962), “kahkaha”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat[1] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 578a
- Karapetean, Petros Zēkʻi (1912), “قهقهه”, in Mec baṙaran ōsmanerēnē hayerēn [Great Ottoman–Armenian Dictionary], Constantinople: Aršak Karōean, page 646a
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “قهقهه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 995a
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “kahkaha”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Pōzačean, Yakovbos (1841), “գահգահա”, in Hamaṙōt baṙaran i tačkakanē i hay [Concise Ottoman–Armenian Dictionary][3], Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, page 57a
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “قهقهه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[4], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1502b
- Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901), “قهقهه”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 1121b
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic قَهْقَهَة (qahqaha). Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /qah.qa.ˈha/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [qäɦ.qä.ɦá]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [qæɦ.ɢæ.ɦé]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [qäɦ.qä.ɦá]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | qahqaha |
| Dari reading? | qahqaha |
| Iranian reading? | ġahġahe |
| Tajik reading? | qahqaha |
Noun
قهقهه • (qahqaha / ġahġahe) (Tajik spelling қаҳқаҳа)
Derived terms
- قهقهه زدن (qahqaha zadan / ġahġahe zadan, “to guffaw”)