ފަރަންޖީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Arabic فَرَج (faraj). Cognate to Sinhalese පරංගි (paraṁgi)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.ɾan̪.d͡ʒiː/, [fä.ɾän̪.d͡ʒiː]
• Hyphenation: ފަ‧ރަން‧ޖީ

Noun

ފަރަންޖީ • (faran̊jī) (plural ފަރަންޖީތައް (faran̊jītak̊))

1. a European, non-Muslim person

Adjective

ފަރަންޖީ • (faran̊jī) 

1. European, non-Muslim

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަރަންޖީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 76