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Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from a Turkic language, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *čerig, now an Inner Asian wanderwort. Compare Azerbaijani çəri (“army”), Turkish çeri (“soldier”), Uyghur چېرىك (chërik, “soldier”), Uzbek cherik (“army”), Chagatai چریک (çerik, “soldier”),[1] Kyrgyz черик (cerik, “soldier”), Mongolian цэрэг (cereg, “soldier”), Hungarian sereg (“army”).
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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čirīk, čarīk
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| Dari reading?
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čirīk, čarīk
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| Iranian reading?
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čerik, čarik
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| Tajik reading?
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čirik, čarik
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Noun
چریک • (čerik)
- guerrilla; irregular soldier
- Synonym: پارتیزان (pârtizân)
- چریکهای کمونیست ― čerik-hâ-ye komonist ― Communist guerrillas
- (historical) auxiliary soldier (in the Mongol armies, etc.)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Schluessel, Eric (2015) “چریک čerik”, in Digital glossary of Eastern Turki