તુફંગ

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Gujarati

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A painting of Mughal Emperor Jahangir holding a તુફંગ (tufang, "gun", "rifle") after slaying a nilgai during a royal hunt.

Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian تفنگ (tufang), perhaps from Khorezmian Turkic, but more likely via Chagatai through the Mughal Empire, whose rulers were initially Chagatai-speaking, and established one of the three "gunpowder empires" alongside the Ottoman Empire and Safavid Iran. The word is of onomatopoeic origin, mimicking the sound of blowpipes used to kill birds.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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તુફંગ (tuphaṅgf

  1. musket
    Synonym: બંદૂક (bandūk)

Derived terms

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