فرنگی
Persian
Alternative forms
- افرنگی (afrangi)
Etymology
From فرنگ (farang, “Frank; Crusader; Christian; European; Westerner”) + ـی (i).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /fa.ɾan.ˈɡiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [fä.ɾäŋ.ɡíː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [fæ.ɹæɲ.ɡʲíː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [fä.ɾäŋ.ɡí]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | farangī |
| Dari reading? | farangī |
| Iranian reading? | farangi |
| Tajik reading? | farangi |
Noun
| Dari | فرنگی |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | фарангӣ |
فرنگی • (farangi) (plural فرنگیها, or فرنگیان)
Descendants
Descendants
- → Bashkir: бәрәңге (bərəñge)
- → Bengali: ফিরিঙ্গি (phiriṅgi)
- → Chagatai:
- Uyghur: بەرەڭگە (berengge)
- → Chinese:
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: फ़िरंगी (firaṅgī)
- Urdu: فرنگی (farangī, firangī)
- → Burmese: ဘရင်ဂျီ (bha.ranggyi)
- → Mon: ဗြေန်ဂျေဝ်
- → English: firangi
- → Khmer: បារាំង (baarang)
- → Malayalam: പീരങ്കി (pīraṅki)
- → Malay: peranggi, Peringgi
- → Tatar: бәрәңге (bäräñge)
- → Telugu: ఫిరంగి (phiraṅgi)
- → Thai: ฝรั่ง (fà-ràng)
Adjective
فرنگی • (farangi)
Derived terms
- توت فرنگی (tut farangi)
- کشتی فرنگی (košti-ye farangi)
- کلاه فرنگی (kolâh(-e) farangi)
- گوجه فرنگی (gowje farangi)
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “فرنگی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian فرنگی (farangī), from Old French franc.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /fɪ.ɾəŋ.ɡiː/, /fə.ɾəŋ.ɡiː/
Noun
فَرَنگِی • (farangī) m or f (Hindi spelling फ़िरंगी)
Adjective
فَرَنگِی • (farangī) (Hindi spelling फ़िरंगी)