پالهنگ

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.

Related terms

• اَفسار‎ (afsâr)
• لِگام‎ (legâm)
• عِنان‎ (enân)
• دَهَنه‎ (dahane)
• مَهار‎ (mahâr)

References

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