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Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian 𐫗𐫍𐫗𐫃 (nhng /nihang/, “crocodile”).
Pronunciation
Readings
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Classical reading?
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nahang
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Dari reading?
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nahang
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Iranian reading?
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nahang
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Tajik reading?
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nahang
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Noun
نهنگ • (nahang) (plural نهنگها (nahang-hâ) or نهنگان (nahangân))
- (archaic) crocodile or hippopotamus
- whale
- Synonym: وال (vâl, “whale”)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: nəhəng (“giant”)
- → Ottoman Turkish: نهنگ (neheng)
References
- Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2004) “nhng”, in A Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum; 3.1), Turnhout: Brepols, page 242