firangi
/fiɹʌŋɡiː/
firangi noun: a foreigner, especially a British or a white person.
Noun (1)
firangi (plural firangis or firangi)
- A foreigner, especially a British or a white person.
- Prem, who knew him slightly from Dehra Dun (where Dhillon had been his junior), remembers Dhillon cheerfully telling everyone that the firangi were glad to have Indians patrolling their wire. This Prem doubted.1995, Peter Ward Fay, The Forgotten Army: India's Armed Struggle for Independence 1942-1945, page 109
- Then Kashibayi cleared her throat and told him, "Maharaj, our Babasaheb Sarkar was a very patriotic king who fought against the firangi fellows. He was betrayed by his own people who were shamelessly treacherous."2001, Basavaraj Naikar, The Sun Behind the Cloud, page 239
Noun (2) capitalized: Firangi
Firangi (plural Firangi)
- Alternative spelling of firangi.
- ‘There is no higher feature this side of the river than your house. You could be the first to notice the Firangi army when it nears Kalinadi.’1996, Keki N. Daruwalla, “The Day of the Winter Solstice”, in The Minister for Permanent Unrest & other stories, page 126
- We watched the Firangi as they struggled through the pass, their hands frozen and fingers unable to load their heavy muskets.2007, Feryal Ali Gauhar, No Space for Further Burials, page 99
Forms of firangi
| plural | firangis |
|---|---|
| plural | firangi |
| alternative form | Feringee |
| alternative form | Feringhee |
| alternative form | ferenghi |
| alternative form | Feringi |
| alternative form | Feringy |
| alternative form | Firangi |
| alternative form | Firinghee |
| alternative form | firingi |
| plural | Firangi |
Origin of firangi
Borrowed from Hindustani फ़िरंगी (firaṅgī) / فرنگی (firangī), from Classical Persian فرنگی (farangī), from Old French franc. Doublet of franc.
Questions about firangi
- What does firangi mean?
- Firangi means a foreigner, especially a British or a white person.
- What part of speech is firangi?
- Firangi is a noun.
- How do you pronounce firangi?
- Firangi is pronounced /fiɹʌŋɡiː/.
- What is the plural of firangi?
- The plural of firangi is firangis.
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