ফিরিঙ্গি

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فرنگی (farangī, firingī), ultimately from Old French franc.

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /fiɾiŋɡi/, [ˈfiɾiŋɡiˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /fiɹiŋɡi/, [ˈfiɹiŋɡiˑ]
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Noun

ফিরিঙ্গি • (phiriṅgi)

  1. a white person; a European; a foreigner; a Bengali Christian; a Bengali of European descent
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