afghan
See also: Afghan
English
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈæfˌɡæn/, /ˈæfɡən/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -æn
Noun
afghan (plural afghans)
- A blanket or throw, usually crocheted or knitted.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A type of iced chocolate biscuit, sometimes containing cornflakes and topped with a walnut.
French
Etymology
Derived from Persian افغان (afġân), possibly through English Afghan.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /af.ɡɑ̃/
Audio: (file)
Adjective
afghan (feminine afghane, masculine plural afghans, feminine plural afghanes)
- (relational) Afghan (of, from or relating to Afghanistan) [from early 19th c.]
- Hyponym: kaboulien
Derived terms
Noun
afghan m (uncountable)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “afghan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading
- “afghan, -ane, adj. et n.”, in Dictionnaire de l'Académie française, 9th edition, 1992–2024, →ISBN
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
afghan m (definite singular afghanen, indefinite plural afghanar, definite plural afghanane)
- (pre-2012) alternative form of afghanar
Swedish
Etymology
Derived from Persian افغان (afġân, “Afghan”) via Prakrit, from Sanskrit अवगाण (avagāṇa, “Afghan”).
Noun
afghan c
- Afghan (a person, chiefly male, from Afghanistan)
- synonym of afghanhund (“Afghan hound / Afghan Hound”)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | afghan | afghans |
| definite | afghanen | afghanens | |
| plural | indefinite | afghaner | afghaners |
| definite | afghanerna | afghanernas |
Related terms
- Afghanistan n (“Afghanistan”)
- afghanska c (“Afghan (female)”)
- afghansk (“Afghan”, adjective)