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 (Pʻaṙnak).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [fä.ɾɑː.nǽk]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [fä.ɾɑː.nǽk]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [fä.ɾɔː.nǽk]

Readings
Classical reading? farānak
Dari reading? farānak
Iranian reading? farânak
Tajik reading? faronak

Noun

فرانک • (farânak)

  1. Synonym of پروانه

Proper noun

فرانک • (farânak)

  1. (Iranian mythology) Faranak
  2. a female given name, Faranak
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: Fəranək / فرانک
  • Turkish: Feranek

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French franc.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [f(ɪ)ɾɑ́ːŋk]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [f(ɪ).ɾɑ́ːŋk]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [f(i).ɾɔ́ːŋk]

Readings
Classical reading? f(i)rānk
Dari reading? f(i)rānk
Iranian reading? f(e)rânk
Tajik reading? f(i)ronk

Noun

فرانک • (ferânk)

  1. franc
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