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Persian
Etymology
Coined through back-formation from سرهنگ (sarhang), as if it were سر (sar, “commander, head”) + هنگ (hang, “regiment”)
Pronunciation
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hang
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| Dari reading?
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hang
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| Iranian reading?
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hang
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hang
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Noun
هنگ • (hang)
- (military) a regiment
- Synonyms: فوج (fowj), رژیمان (režimân)
- سرهنگ (sarhang, “colonel”)
References
- Academy of Persian Language and Literature coinages for military titles .
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “هنگ”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press