پالهنگ

Persian

Etymology

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

Noun

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.

References

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

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