പീരങ്കി

Malayalam

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu فَرَنگِی (farangī), from Classical Persian (farangī), ultimately from Old French franc. Compare English firangi. The sense 'cannon' arises from it being a European import.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /piːɾɐŋɡi/

Noun

പീരങ്കി • (pīraṅki)

(archaic) a European
a cannon
big gun

References

Warrier, M. I. (2008) “പീരങ്കി”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books

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