چریک
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
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.ˈɾiːk/, /t͡ʃa.ˈɾiːk/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.ɾiːk], [t͡ʃʰä.ɾiːk]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰe.ɹiːkʲ], [t͡ʃʰæ.ɹiːkʲ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰi.ɾik], [t͡ʃʰä.ɾik]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | čirīk, čarīk |
| Dari reading? | čirīk, čarīk |
| Iranian reading? | čerik, čarik |
| Tajik reading? | čirik, čarik |
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
- چریکی (čeriki)