هوشنگ

See also: هوشنك and ہوشنگ

Persian


Iranian Persian	هوشنگ
Dari	هوشنگ
Tajik	Ҳушанг

Etymology

From Middle Persian hwšng (Hōšang), from Old Iranian. Akin to Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬊𐬱𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀 (haošiiaŋha, “Haoshyangha”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /hoː.ˈʃanɡ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hoː.ʃäŋɡ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔoː.ʃäŋɡ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔʊː.ʃäŋɡ̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [huː.ʃæɲɡʲ̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hɵ.ʃäŋɡ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	hōšang
Dari reading^?	hōšang
Iranian reading^?	hušang
Tajik reading^?	hüšang

Proper noun

هوشنگ • (hušang)

(Iranian mythology) Hushang
a male given name, Hushang, Houshang, Hooshang, or Hoshang, from Middle Persian

Derived terms

هوشنگ‌آباد (hušang-âbâd)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: Huşəng
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: होशंग (hośaṅg)

Urdu: ہوشَنْگ (hośaṅg)
→ Ottoman Turkish: هوشَنْك (Hûşenk)