سرهنگ

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /saɾhanɡ/

(Dari): IPA^(key): /saɾhanɡ/

(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /sæɾhænɡ/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /saɾhanɡ/

Noun

سرهنگ • (sarhang) (plural سرهنگ‌ها‎ (sarhang-hâ))

(archaic) captain, chief, commander
(military, Iran) colonel

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: sərhəng
Persian: هنگ‎ (hang, “regiment”)

References

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

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