شرزه‌پلنگ

Persian

Etymology

From (šarze, “ferocious, raging”) +‎ (palang, “leopard”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃaɾ.za.pa.ˈlanɡ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäɾ.zä.pʰä.lǽŋɡ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃäɾ.zä.pʰä.lǽŋɡ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃäɾ.zä.pʰä.lǽŋɡ̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃæɹze.pʰæ.lǽɲɡʲ̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäɾ.zä.pʰä.lǽŋɡ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	šarza-palang
Dari reading^?	šarza-palang
Iranian reading^?	šarze-palang
Tajik reading^?	šarza-palang

Noun

شرزه‌پلنگ • (šarze-palang)

(archaic, literary) a ferocious, raging leopard
- 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
  کنون من شوم سوی برزو بجنگ
  تو شو سوی هومان چو شرزه‌پلنگ
  konun man šavam suye borzu be jang
  to šo suye humân čo šarze-palang
  Now I'm going to battle Borzu,
  you go and fight Houmān like a ferocious leopard!

Related terms

شرزه‌شیر (šarze-šir)

References

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