تنگ
Persian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Iranian *tánuš, from Proto-Iranian *tánuš, from Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us (“thin”), from *ten- (“to stretch”). Cognate with Old Armenian թանկ (tʻank), an Iranian borrowing. Related to Latin tenuis, Latvian tievs (“thin”), Ancient Greek τανύω (tanúō), Sanskrit तनु (tanú, “thin”), Old English þynne (whence English thin).
Adjective
Dari | تنگ |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | танг |
تنگ • (tang) (comparative تنگتَر (tang-tar), superlative تنگتَرین (tang-tarin))
Related terms
- تنگی (tangi)
Etymology 2
Noun
تنگ • (tong)
Urdu
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian تنگ (tang).
Adjective
تنگ • (tãṅg) (Hindi spelling तंग)
Derived terms
- تنگ کرنا (tãṅg karnā)