چوگان

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Ottoman Turkish

چوگان

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian چوگان (čowgân, “crosier; polo stick”), itself from Middle Persian cwpkʾn' (“polo stick”).

Noun

چوگان • (çevgân)

  1. jereed, a blunt javelin used by the Turkish people, especially in mock fights
    Synonym: جرید (cirid)
  2. polo-stick, mallet, the wooden stick used to strike the ball in the sport of polo
    Synonym: صولجان (sevlecan)
  3. crook, a hooked staff used by horsemen to collect weapons from the ground
  4. Turkish crescent, a percussion instrument traditionally used by military bands

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: çevgan, çevgen
  • → Romanian: cioian

Further reading

Persian

Persian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Persian cwpkʾn' (čōbagān, *čaw(la)gān), cwgʾn' (čōgān).

Pronunciation

 
 

Readings
Classical reading? čawgān
Dari reading? čawgān
Iranian reading? čowgân
Tajik reading? čavgon

Noun

چوگان • (čowgân)

  1. (archaic) crosier
  2. polo-stick
    • 977-1010, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
      ز چوگان او گوی شد ناپدید
      تو گفتی سپهرش همی‌برکشید
      zi čawgān-i ō gōy šud nāpadīd
      tu guftī sipihraš hamē-bar-kašīd
      From his polo-stick, the ball disappeared
      It looked such that it was surpassing the heavens
  3. polo

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