富浪

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Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(富浪)
alternative forms 發郎发郎
佛郎

Etymology

A transcription of Arabic فَرَنْج (faranj); compare Persian فرنگ (farang). In Ming dynasty, Farang is translated as 佛郎機 instead.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

富浪

  1. (Yuan dynasty, archaic) Europe

Usage notes

In 《元史•郭侃傳》, it is described that Hulagu Khan (旭烈兀) had conquered this place.