بدرنگ

Persian

Etymology

From بد (“bad”) +‎ رنگ (“color”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /bad.ˈranɡ/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bäd̪.ɾáŋɡ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bäd̪.ɾáŋɡ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bäd̪.ɾáŋɡ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bäd̪.ɾáŋɡ̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bæd̪.ɹǽɲɡʲ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bäd̪.ɾáŋɡ]

Readings
Classical reading?	bad-rang
Dari reading?	bad-rang
Iranian reading?	bad-rang
Tajik reading?	bad-rang

Adjective

بدرنگ • (bad-rang) (Tajik spelling бадранг)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: بد (bad, “bad”) + رنگ (rang, “color”).
2. (idiomatic, Dari) ugly, homely, unattractive (person, thing, etc.)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: bədrəng
• → Chagatai: بدرنگ (bdrng /⁠bäd-räng⁠/)
  • Uyghur: بەترەڭ (betreng)
  • Uzbek: badrang

Further reading

• Bulkin, Carleton (2012), “بدرنگ”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 51
• “بدرنگ”, in The Wilson English - Dari Dictionary (Webonary), SIL International, 2013