هنگ
Persian
editEtymology
editCoined through back-formation from سرهنگ (sarhang), as if it were سر (sar, “commander, head”) + هنگ (hang, “regiment”)
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [hanɡ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [hæɲɡʲ̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [häŋɡ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | hang |
Dari reading? | hang |
Iranian reading? | hang |
Tajik reading? | hang |
Noun
editهنگ • (hang)
Related terms
edit- سرهنگ (sarhang, “colonel”)
References
edit- Academy of Persian Language and Literature coinages for military titles [1].
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “هنگ”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press