فرنگی

Persian

Alternative forms

  • افرنگی (afrangi)

Etymology

فرنگ (farang, Frank; Crusader; Christian; European; Westerner) + ـی (i)

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [fä.ɾäŋ.ɡíː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [fä.ɾäŋ.ɡíː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [fä.ɾäŋ.ɡí]

Readings
Classical reading? farangī
Dari reading? farangī
Iranian reading? farangi
Tajik reading? farangī

Noun

Dari فرنگی
Iranian Persian
Tajik фарангӣ

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

  1. (dated) Christian
  2. European
  3. Westerner

Descendants

Adjective

فرنگی • (farangi)

  1. European
  2. Western

Derived terms

References

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فرنگی (farangī), from Old French franc.

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. European, Westerner
  2. Frank, Englishman

Adjective

فَرَنگِی • (farangī) (Hindi spelling फ़िरंगी)

  1. European, Western
  2. Frank, English
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