فرنگی

Persian

Alternative forms

• افرنگی (afrangi)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [fa.ɾan.ˈɡiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾäŋ.ɡíː]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fæ.ɹæɲ.ɡʲíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾäŋ.ɡí]

Readings
Classical 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

• Bashkir: бәрәңге (bərəñge)
• → Malay: peranggi, perenggi
• Tatar: бәрәңге (bäräñge)
• Uyghur: بەرەڭگە (berengge)
• → Hindustani:
  • → Hindi: फ़िरंगी (firaṅgī)
  • → Urdu: فرنگی (farangī~firangī)
    • → Burmese: ဘရင်ဂျီ (bha.ranggyi)
    • English: firangi
• → Mandarin: 佛朗機／佛朗机 (fólǎngjī), 佛郎機／佛郎机 (fólángjī)
• → Cantonese: 佛朗機／佛朗机 (fat⁶ long⁵ gei¹), 佛郎機／佛郎机 (fat⁶ long⁴ gei¹)

Adjective

فرنگی • (farangi)

1. European
2. Western

Derived terms

• توت فرنگی (tut farangi)
• کشتی فرنگی (košti-ye farangi)
• کلاه فرنگی (kolâh(-e) farangi)
• گوجه فرنگی (gowje farangi)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “فرنگی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /fə.ɾən.ɡiː/

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