نهنگ

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Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐫗𐫍𐫗𐫃 (nhng /⁠nihang⁠/, “crocodile”).

Pronunciation

Noun

نهنگ • (nahang) (plural نهنگ‌ها (nahang-hâ) or نهنگان (nahangân))

  1. (archaic) crocodile
  2. whale

References

  • Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2004) “nhng”, in A Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum; 3.1), Turnhout: Brepols, page 242
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