ফিরিঙ্গি

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Bengali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /fiɹiŋɡi/, [ˈfiɹiŋɡiˑ]
    (file)

Noun[edit]

ফিরিঙ্গি (phiriṅgi)

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