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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian فرنگی (farangī, firingī), ultimately from Old French franc. Compare Malayalam പീരങ്കി (pīraṅki), Telugu ఫిరంగి (phiraṅgi).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /fɪ.ɾəŋ.ɡiː/, , /pʰɪ.ɾəŋ.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)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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फ़िरंगी
firaṅgī
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फ़िरंगी
firaṅgī
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| oblique
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फ़िरंगी
firaṅgī
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फ़िरंगियों
firaṅgiyõ
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| vocative
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फ़िरंगी
firaṅgī
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फ़िरंगियो
firaṅgiyo
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Descendants