بنگ

See also: بنك‎, تنك‎, تنک‎, and تنگ‎

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭡𐭭𐭢‎ (bng /bang/, “henbane”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bæŋɡ/

Noun

Dari Persian	بنگ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	банг (bang)

بنگ • (bang)

1. hashish, narcotic made from Cannabis sativa

   Synonym: حشیش‎ (hašiš)

2. henbane, narcotic made from Hyoscyamus niger

   Synonym: بنگ‌دانه‎ (bangdâne)

Derived terms

• بنگاب‎ (bangâb)

Further reading

• G. Gnoli, ʿA.-A. Saʿīdī Sīrjānī (1988-12-15), “Bang”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition‎^[1], New York, retrieved 2019-11-13