پالهنگ

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /paː.la.ˈhanɡ/, /paːl.ˈhanɡ/

(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^?	pālaháng, pālháng
Dari reading^?	pālahang, pālhang
Iranian reading^?	pâlahang, pâlhang
Tajik reading^?	polahang, polhang

Noun


Iranian Persian	پالهنگ
Dari	پالهنگ
Tajik	полҳанг, полаҳанг

پالهنگ • (pâlahang)

(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