تنگ

See also: بنك‎, تنك‎, بنگ‎, and تنک‎

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian tng (tang, “narrow, tight”), from *ten- (“to stretch”). Cognate with Old Armenian թանկ (tʿank), an Iranian borrowing.

Adjective

Dari Persian	تنگ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	танг (tang)

تنگ • (tang) (comparative تنگ‌تر‎, superlative تنگ‌ترین‎)

1. narrow, strait; tight

Related terms

• تنگی‎ (tangi)

Noun

تنگ • (tong)

1. flagon
2. carafe

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Urdu

Etymology

From Persian تنگ‎ (tang).

Adjective

تنگ • (tãṅg) (Hindi spelling तंग)

1. tight, narrow
2. troubled, distressed, vexed
3. distracted, bothered

Derived terms

• تنگ کرنا‎ (tãṅg karnā)