تفنگچه

Persian

Alternative forms

туфангча (Cyrillic, Tajik)

Etymology

Blend of (tofang, “gun”) +‎ (tapânča, “pistol”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /tu.fanɡ.ˈt͡ʃa/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰʊ.fäŋɡ.t͡ʃʰá]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰʊ.fäŋɡ.t͡ʃʰá]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰu.fäŋɡ.t͡ʃʰá]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰo.fæɲɡʲ.t͡ʃʰé]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰu.fäŋɡ.t͡ʃʰá]

Readings
Classical reading^?	tufangča
Dari reading^?	tufangča
Iranian reading^?	tofangče
Tajik reading^?	tufangča

Noun

تفنگچه • (tufangča / tofangče) (Tajik spelling туфангча)

(Dari) handgun

Descendants

→ Pashto: تفنګچه (tofangčá), توپنګچه (topangčá)