پالهنگ

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [pʰɑː.lä.ɦǽŋɡ], [pʰɑːl.hǽŋɡ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [pʰɑː.lɑːǽŋɡ], [pʰɑː.lǽŋɡ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [pʰɔː.lɔːǽŋɡ̥], [pʰɔː.lǽŋɡ̥]
  • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [pʰɒː.læ.ɦǽɲɡʲ̥], [pʰɒːl.hǽɲɡʲ̥]

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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