फ़िरंगी
Hindi
noun
Definitions
- (derogatory) a white person; a European; a foreigner
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian فرنگی (Westerner, European) derived from Old French franc (free, sincere, genuine).
Origin
Old French
franc
Gloss
free, sincere, genuine
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- firangi English
- frank English
- Franc Latin
- Francus Latin
- Francus, francus Latin
- France French
- *frankô Proto-Germanic
- Franc Irish
- إفرنجي Arabic
- إفرنجي, إِفْرَنْج Arabic
- franc Old French
- franchise Old French
- فرنگ Persian
- فرنگی Persian
- franc Norman
- franc Middle High German
- ဘရင်ဂျီ Burmese
- franc Middle French
- 佛朗機 Chinese
- បារាំង Central Khmer
- ফিরিঙ্গি Bengali
- فرنگی Urdu