फ़िरंगी
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See also: फ़िरंग
Hindi
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian فرنگی (farangī, firingī), ultimately from Old French franc. Compare Bengali ফিরিঙ্গি (phiriṅgi), Malayalam പീരങ്കി (pīraṅki), Telugu ఫిరంగి (phiraṅgi).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]फ़िरंगी • (firaṅgī) m (Urdu spelling فرنگی)
- a Westerner; a European; a foreigner
- Synonym: गोरा (gorā)
- इतनी गर्मी में बहुत कम फ़िरंगी यहाँ पर्यटन के लिये आते हैं।
- itnī garmī mẽ bahut kam firaṅgī yahā̃ paryaṭan ke liye āte ha͠i.
- In so much heat, very few foreigners come here for tourism.
Declension
[edit]Declension of फ़िरंगी (masc ī-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | फ़िरंगी firaṅgī |
फ़िरंगी firaṅgī |
oblique | फ़िरंगी firaṅgī |
फ़िरंगियों firaṅgiyõ |
vocative | फ़िरंगी firaṅgī |
फ़िरंगियो firaṅgiyo |
Descendants
[edit]- → English: firangi