فرانک

Persian

Alternative forms

فرانه‎ (farâne)

Etymology 1

Possibly from a variant of Middle Persian plwʾnk' (parwānag). Compare Iranian borrowings Arabic فُرَانِق‎ (furāniq, “courier's guide”) and Old Armenian Փառնակ (Pʿaṙnak).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /faɾɑːˈnak/

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

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /faɾɔˈnak/

Noun

فرانک • (farânak)

Synonym of ‎

Proper noun

فرانک • (farânak)

(Iranian mythology) Faranak
a female given name, Faranak

Descendants

Azerbaijani: Fəranək / فرانک‎
Turkish: Feranek

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French franc.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /f(i)ˈɾɑːnk/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /f(ɪ)ˈɾɑːnk/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /f(e)ˈɾɒːnk/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /f(i)ˈɾɔnk/

Noun

فرانک • (ferânk)

franc

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