فلاخن

Persian

Alternative forms

  • فلاخان (falâxân)
  • فلخم (falaxm)
  • فلخمه (falaxme)
  • فلخمان (falaxmân)
  • فلماخن (falmâxan)
  • پلخم (palaxm, palxem)
  • پلخمان (palaxmân, pelaxmân)
  • بلخم (balxam)

Etymology

From Old Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬛𐬀𐬑𐬴𐬀𐬥𐬁 (fradaxṣ̌anā, “sling”)), probably via Bactrian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fælɒːˈxæn/

Noun

فلاخن • (falâxan) (plural فلاخن‌ها)

  1. sling (weapon)
    Synonyms: قلاب‌سنگ (qollâb-sang), کلاسنگ (kalâsang)

References

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