چریک
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Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from a Turkic language, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *čerig, now an Inner Asian wanderwort. Compare Turkish çeri (“soldier”), Kyrgyz черик (cerik, “soldier”), Mongolian цэрэг (cereg, “soldier”), Hungarian sereg (“army”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃi.ɾiːk], [t͡ʃa.ɾiːk]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰe.ɹiːkʲ], [t͡ʃʰæ.ɹiːkʲ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰi.ɾik], [t͡ʃʰä.ɾik]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | čirīk, čarīk |
Dari reading? | čirīk, čarīk |
Iranian reading? | čerik, čarik |
Tajik reading? | čirik, čarik |
Noun[edit]
چریک • (čerik)
- guerrilla; irregular soldier
- Synonym: پارتیزان (pârtizân)
- چریکهای کمونیست ― čerik-hâ-ye komonist ― Communist guerrillas
- (historical) auxiliary soldier (in the Mongol armies, etc.)
Derived terms[edit]
- چریکی (čeriki)