بادرنگ
Persian
Alternative forms
- بالنگ (bâlang) (√ *bādrang)
- وارنگ (vârang) (Intra-Iranian reborrowing)
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (wʾtlng /wādrang/, “citron”). Akin to Manichaean Parthian [script needed] (wʾdrwng /wādrūng/, “lemon balm, balm mint”) and Iranian-borrowed Old Armenian վարունգ (varung), Mongolian батраш (batraš), Kalmyk батраш (batraş). Further origin in Sanskrit मातुलुङ्ग (mātuluṅga, “citron (tree)”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /baːd.ˈɾaŋɡ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [bɑːd̪.ɾǽŋɡ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [bɒːd̪.ɹǽŋɡʲ̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [bɔ.d̪i.ɾíŋɡ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | bādrang |
| Dari reading? | bādrang |
| Iranian reading? | bâdrang |
| Tajik reading? | bodiring |
Noun
| Dari | بادرنگ |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | бодиринг |
بادرنگ • (bâdrang)
Derived terms
- بادرنگبویه (bâdrangbuye), بادرنگبویه (bâdrang-buye, “lemon balm”)
- وارنگبو (vârang-bu, “lemon balm”)