فرنگی

Persian

Alternative forms

افرنگی‎ (afrangi)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /faɾanˈɡiː/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /faɾanˈɡiː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /fæɾænˈɡiː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /faɾanˈɡi/

Noun

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

Descendants

→ Hindustani:
- → Hindi: फ़िरंगी (firaṅgī)
- → Urdu: فرنگی‎ (farangī~firangī)
  - 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

فرنگی • (farangi)

Derived terms

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

References

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

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎, from Old French franc.

Pronunciation

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

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /fə.ɾən.ɡiː/

Noun

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

European, Westerner
Frank, Englishman

Adjective

فرنگی • (farangī) (Hindi spelling फ़िरंगी)

European, Western
Frank, English

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