نهنگ

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian. Compare Manichaean Middle Persian nhng (nihang, “crocodile”) and see there for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [næˈhæŋɡ]

Noun

نهنگ • (nahang) (plural نهنگ‌ها‎ (nahang-hâ) or نهنگان‎ (nahangân))

  1. whale
  2. (archaic) crocodile

References

  • Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2004), “nhng”, in A Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum; 3.1), Turnhout: Brepols, page 242
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