سرهنگ

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))

1. (archaic) captain, chief, commander
2. (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