farsang
farsang noun: a Persian measure of distance, equivalent to about four miles.
Noun
farsang (plural farsangs)
- A Persian measure of distance, equivalent to about four miles.
- From Chil-manor, vve rode to Moyovvn, eight Farſangs, or foure and tvventie miles, tvvixt vvhich tvvo Tovvnes is a high impregnable Mount, at vvhoſe top has ſtood a Caſtle, ſo fortified by nature and induſtrie, that it vvas thought impregnable.1634, T[homas] H[erbert], “Description of Shiras”, in A Relation of Some Yeares Trauaile, Begunne Anno 1626. into Afrique and the Greater Asia, […], London: […] William Stansby, and Jacob Bloome...
Forms of farsang
| plural | farsangs |
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Origin of farsang
From Persian فرسنگ (farsang). Doublet of parasang.
Questions about farsang
- What does farsang mean?
- Farsang means a Persian measure of distance, equivalent to about four miles.
- What part of speech is farsang?
- Farsang is a noun.
- What is the plural of farsang?
- The plural of farsang is farsangs.
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