چریک

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from a Turkic language, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *čerig, now an Inner Asian wanderwort. Compare Azerbaijani çəri (“army”), Turkish çeri (“soldier”), Uyghur چېرىك (chërik, “soldier”), Uzbek cherik (“army”), Chagatai چریک (çerik, “soldier”), Kyrgyz черик (cerik, “soldier”), Mongolian цэрэг (cereg, “soldier”), Hungarian sereg (“army”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃi.ɾiːk], [t͡ʃa.ɾiːk]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.ɾiːk], [t͡ʃʰä.ɾiːk]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.ɾiːk], [t͡ʃʰä.ɾiːk]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.ɾiːk], [t͡ʃʰä.ɾiːk]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰi.ɾik], [t͡ʃʰä.ɾik]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰe.ɹiːkʲ], [t͡ʃʰæ.ɹiːkʲ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰi.ɾik], [t͡ʃʰä.ɾik]

Readings
Classical reading?	čirīk, čarīk
Dari reading?	čirīk, čarīk
Iranian reading?	čerik, čarik
Tajik reading?	čirik, čarik

Noun

چریک • (čerik)

1. guerrilla; irregular soldier

   Synonym: پارتیزان (pârtizân)

   چریک‌های کمونیست ― čerik-hâ-ye komonist ― Communist guerrillas

2. (historical) auxiliary soldier (in the Mongol armies, etc.)

Derived terms

• چریکی (čeriki)