هنگ

Persian

Etymology

back-formation from (sarhang / sarhang).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈhanɡ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häŋɡ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäŋɡ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäŋɡ̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæɲɡʲ̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [häŋɡ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	hang
Dari reading^?	hang
Iranian reading^?	hang
Tajik reading^?	hang

Noun

هنگ • (hang) (Tajik spelling ҳанг)

(military) a regiment
Synonyms: فوج (fawj / fowj), رژیمان (režimân)

Related terms

سرهنگ (sarhang / sarhang, “colonel”)

References

Academy of Persian Language and Literature coinages for military titles [1].
Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “هنگ”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press