افرنگ
Persian
Alternative forms
- اورنگ (owrang)
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾplng /abrang/, “splendour”), from Proto-Iranian *abi-ra(n)ǰ- (“to color, dye”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)reg-. Cognate with Ancient Greek ῤέζω (rézō, “I dye, paint”) and Persian رنگ (rang) itself; also an exact doublet of اورنگ (abranjan, “bracelet”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔaf.ɾanɡ]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäf.ɾäŋɡ]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔäf.ɾäŋɡ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔäf.ɾäŋɡ̥]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæf.ɹæɲɡʲ̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäf.ɾäŋɡ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | afrang |
| Dari reading? | afrang |
| Iranian reading? | afrang |
| Tajik reading? | afrang |
References
- Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 314
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