फ़िरंगी

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Hindi

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /fɪ.ɾəŋ.ɡiː/, , /pʰɪ.ɾəŋ.ɡiː/,

Noun

फ़िरंगी (firaṅgīm (Urdu spelling فرنگی)

  1. 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.

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Descendants

  • English: firangi