പീരങ്കി

Malayalam

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani فَرَنگِی (farangī) / फ़िरंगी (firaṅgī), from Classical Persian فَرَنگِی (farangī), ultimately from Old French franc. Compare English firangi. The sense 'cannon' arises from it being a European import.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piːɾɐŋki/, [piːɾɐŋɡi]

Noun

പീരങ്കി • (pīraṅki)

  1. (archaic) a European
  2. a cannon
  3. big gun

References

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