درنگ

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian dlng' (drang, period, duration), from Old Persian, from Proto-Iranian *drangah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *drangʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos (long) (compare English long).

Pronunciation

Dari درنگ
Iranian Persian
Tajik диранг (dirang)
  • (Dari): IPA(key): /dɪɾanɡ/

Noun

درنگ (derang) (plural درنگ‌ها (derang-hâ))

  1. delay
  2. hesitation, hesitancy
  3. postponement
  4. slowness

Synonyms

  • دیرکرد (dirkerd)
  • تأخیر (ta’xir)

Derived terms

  • درنگ کردن (darang kardan, “to delay, to hesitate”)

Descendants

  • Bengali: দেরেঙ্গ (dereṅgô)
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