फ़िरंगी

See also: फ़िरंग

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (farangī, firingī), ultimately from Old French franc. Compare Malayalam പീരങ്കി (pīraṅki), Telugu ఫిరంగి (phiraṅgi).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /fɪ.ɾəŋ.ɡiː/, [fɪ.ɾɐ̃ŋ.ɡiː], /pʰɪ.ɾəŋ.ɡiː/, [pʰɪ.ɾɐ̃ŋ.ɡiː]

Noun

फ़िरंगी • (firaṅgī) m (Urdu spelling فرنگی)

a Westerner; a European; a foreigner
Synonym: गोरा (gorā)

इतनी गर्मी में बहुत कम फ़िरंगी यहाँ पर्यटन के लिये आते हैं।
itnī garmī mẽ bahut kam firaṅgī yahā̃ paryaṭan ke liye āte ha͠i.
In so much heat, very few foreigners come here for tourism.

Declension

Declension of फ़िरंगी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	फ़िरंगी firaṅgī	फ़िरंगी firaṅgī
oblique	फ़िरंगी firaṅgī	फ़िरंगियों firaṅgiyõ
vocative	फ़िरंगी firaṅgī	फ़िरंगियो firaṅgiyo

Descendants

→ English: firangi

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