پالهنگ

Persian

Etymology

پالا‎ (pâlâ, “horse”) +‎ آهنگ‎ (âhang, “drawing, pulling, attraction”)

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [pʰɑː.lä.ɦäŋɡ], [pʰɑːl.häŋɡ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [pʰɑː.lɑːäŋɡ], [pʰɑː.läŋɡ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [pʰɔː.lɔːäŋɡ̥], [pʰɔː.läŋɡ̥]
  • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [pʰɒː.læ.ɦæɲɡʲ̥], [pʰɒːl.hæɲɡʲ̥]

Readings
Classical reading? pālahang, pālhang
Dari reading? pālahang, pālhang
Iranian reading? pâlahang, pâlhang
Tajik reading? polahang, polhang

Noun
Dari پالهنگ
Iranian Persian
Tajik полҳанг, полаҳанг

پالهنگ • (pâlahang)

  1. (archaic) rein
    • 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
      ‏براسبش بکردار پیلان مَست / گرفت آن زمان پَالَهَنگش بدست‎
      bar asbaš bekerdâr-e pilân-e pilân-e mast / gereft ân zamân pâlahangaš bedast
      he grasped the rein of his horse like an elephant in musth.

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “پالهنگ”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

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