زنگ
Zang
Reading: zang
Bell
PersianZurkhaneh
Meaning
Bell hung above the sardam that the morshed rings to honour champions and veterans entering the zurkhaneh and to mark parts of the session.
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- GowdگودPitThe octagonal sunken arena of the zurkhaneh where the athletes train.Zurkhaneh
- KabbadehکبادهIron bowHeavy iron bow with chain swung overhead from side to side in the zurkhaneh.Zurkhaneh
- Koshti girکشتیگیرWrestlerPersian term for a wrestler; in the zurkhaneh tradition the session ends with wrestling (koshti), and the ideal wrestler…WrestlingZurkhaneh
- Koshti pahlavaniکشتی پهلوانیHeroic wrestlingTraditional Iranian wrestling linked to the zurkhaneh, the root of Iran's great freestyle wrestling tradition.WrestlingZurkhaneh
- MiandarمیاندارExercise leaderExperienced athlete who stands in the centre of the gowd and leads the group exercises, setting the movements in coordin…Zurkhaneh
- MilمیلWooden clubsPair of heavy wooden clubs swung around the body in the zurkhaneh (mil-giri).Zurkhaneh
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