زرنگ

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian zīrag, compare زیرک (zirak).[1]

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [zɪ.ɾäŋɡ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [zɪ.ɾäŋɡ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [zi.ɾäŋɡ̥]

Readings
Classical reading? zirang
Dari reading? zirang
Iranian reading? zerang
Tajik reading? zirang

Adjective

زرنگ • (zerang) (comparative زرنگ‌تَر (zerang-tar), superlative زرنگ‌تَرین (zerang-tarin))

  1. clever, cunning, bright, sharp, shrewd

Derived terms
  • زرنگی (zerangi)

References
  1. , Kasravi, Ahmad, Kāfnāme, Page 16

Southwestern Fars

Adjective

زرنگ (zereng)

  1. (Masarm, Deh Sarv) clever, cunning, bright, sharp, shrewd
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.