چریک

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from a Turkic language, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *čerig, now an Inner Asian wanderwort. Compare Turkish çeri (“soldier”), Kyrgyz черик (cerik, “soldier”), Mongolian цэрэг (cereg, “soldier”), Hungarian sereg (“army”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.ɾiːk], [t͡ʃʰä.ɾiːk]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.ɾiːk], [t͡ʃʰä.ɾiːk]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰi.ɾik], [t͡ʃʰä.ɾik]
  • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰe.ɹiːkʲ], [t͡ʃʰæ.ɹiːkʲ]

Readings
Classical reading? čirīk, čarīk
Dari reading? čirīk, čarīk
Iranian reading? čerik, čarik
Tajik reading? čirik, čarik

Noun

چریک • (čerik)

  1. guerrilla; irregular soldier
    Synonym: پارتیزان (pârtizân)
    چریک‌های کمونیست ― čerik-hâ-ye komonist ― Communist guerrillas
  2. (historical) auxiliary soldier (in the Mongol armies, etc.)

Derived terms
  • چریکی (čeriki)
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