gul

[prettygoodword]

gul (GOOL) - n., an octagonal medallionlike design used as a motif in oriental rugs, derived from the shape of a rose; (arch.) a flower, especially a rose.


Both senses come from Persian gul, meaning rose. Thanks to Greek borrowing of that word's Proto-Iranian root warda-, this is actually a cognate of rose. Here's a Turkish rug with 10 guls:


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---L.