پالهنگ

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [pɑː.la.ˈhanɡ], [pɑːl.ˈhanɡ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰɑː.lä.ɦǽŋɡ], [pʰɑːl.hǽŋɡ]

• (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]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰɔ.lä.ɦǽŋɡ], [pʰɔl.hǽŋɡ]

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.

Related terms

• اَفسار (afsâr)
• لِگام (legâm)
• عِنان ('enân)
• دَهَنه (dahane)
• مَهار (mahâr)

References

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