بنگ

See also: بنك, تنك, تنک, and تنگ

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭡𐭭𐭢 (bng /⁠bang⁠/, “henbane”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bæŋɡ/

Noun

Dari	بنگ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	банг

بنگ • (bang)

1. hashish, narcotic made from Cannabis sativa

   Synonym: حشیش (hašiš)

2. henbane, narcotic made from Hyoscyamus niger

   Synonym: بنگ‌دانه (bangdâne)

Derived terms

• بنگاب (bangâb)

Further reading

• G. Gnoli, ʿA.-A. Saʿīdī Sīrjānī (1988-12-15) “Bang”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, New York, retrieved 2019-11-13