bürçək

== Khalaj == === Etymology === Borrowed from Azerbaijani birçək, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *bür- (“twirl”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /byɾt͡ʃæk/ === Noun === bürçək (definite accusative bürçəkü, plural bürçəklər) forelock Synonyms: çârt, fokul, kâkul, qıl, saç, tö̂l, zulf sidelock Synonyms: qıl, saç, təygûş, tö̂l, tü̂k, zulf lock, curl Synonyms: tö̂l, zulf ==== Usage notes ==== The (related) words for "hair", while seemingly synonymous with each other, actually appear to be so due to their highly variable and confusing distribution among the Khalaj people. However, the precise meanings of these words can be determined. tü̂k: "hair", collectively qıl: "a single hair", "body hair" saç: "long hair" (of women) kâkul, bürçək: "forelock" fokul: "headscarf" çârt: "bangs" tö̂l: "lock" zulf: "sidelock" təygûş: "hair around the ear" ==== Declension ==== === References === Doerfer, Gerhard (1971), Khalaj Materials, Indiana University, →ISBN Doerfer, Gerhard (1987), Lexik und Sprachgeographie des Chaladsch [Lexicon and Language Geography of Khalaj] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN