فلک

See also: فلك‎

Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic فَلكَة‎ (falka) (> فلکه‎ (felke, “whorl”)), form Persian obsolete پلکه‎ (pelke, “distaff”).

Noun

فلک • (falak)

  1. (literary) sky, the sphere of the heavens, the firmament

Derived terms

  • چرخ و فلک‎ (čarx-o-falak)

Etymology 2

Perhaps cognate with English flail

Noun

فلک • (falak)

  1. whip
  2. bastinado
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