شرنگ

See also: سرنگ

Persian

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit शृङ्ग (śṛṅga). Related to سرنا (surnā / sornâ).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? šarang
Dari reading? šarang
Iranian reading? šarang
Tajik reading? šarang

Noun

شرنگ • (šarang) (Tajik spelling шаранг)

  1. colocynth
  2. (Classical Persian) poison
  3. (Classical Persian) bitter thing