پالهنگ

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Persian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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.
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References

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