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

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [fa.ɾɑː.ˈnak]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾɑː.nǽk]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fæ.ɹɒː.nǽkʲ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾɔ.nǽk]

Readings
Classical 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

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [f(i)ˈɾɑːnk]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [f(ɪ)ɾɑ́ːŋk]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [f(e)ɹɒ́ːɲkʲ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [f(i)ɾɔ́ŋk]

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

Noun

فرانک • (ferânk)

1. franc