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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