فرنگی

Persian edit

Alternative forms edit

افرنگی (afrangi)

Etymology edit

(farang, “Frank; Crusader; Christian; European; Westerner”) +‎ (i)

Pronunciation edit

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [fa.ɾan.ˈɡiː]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾäŋ.ɡíː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾäŋ.ɡíː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾäŋ.ɡí]

(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^?	farangī

Noun edit


Iranian Persian	فرنگی
Dari	فرنگی
Tajik	фарангӣ

فرنگی • (farangi) (plural فرنگی‌ها (farangi-hâ) or فرنگیان (farangiân))

Descendants edit

Bashkir: бәрәңге (bərəñge)
Tatar: бәрәңге (bäräñge)
Uyghur: بەرەڭگە (berengge)
→ Hindustani:
- → Hindi: फ़िरंगी (firaṅgī)
- → Urdu: فرنگی (farangī~firangī)
  - → Burmese: ဘရင်ဂျီ (bha.ranggyi)
  - English: firangi
→ Mandarin: 佛朗機／佛朗机 (fólǎngjī), 佛郎機／佛郎机 (fólángjī)
→ Cantonese: 佛朗機／佛朗机 (fat⁶ long⁵ gei¹), 佛郎機／佛郎机 (fat⁶ long⁴ gei¹)

Adjective edit

فرنگی • (farangi)

Derived terms edit

توت فرنگی (tut farangi)
کشتی فرنگی (košti-ye farangi)
کلاه فرنگی (kolâh(-e) farangi)
گوجه فرنگی (gowje farangi)

References edit

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “فرنگی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian (farangī), from Old French franc.

Pronunciation edit

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /fə.ɾən.ɡiː/

Noun edit

فَرَنگِی • (farangī) m or f (Hindi spelling फ़िरंगी)

European, Westerner
Frank, Englishman

Adjective edit

فَرَنگِی • (farangī) (Hindi spelling फ़िरंगी)

European, Western
Frank, English

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