چنگ

See also: خنک‎, خنگ‎, حنك‎, جنک‎, and جنگ‎

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian cng (čang, “harp”). Compare Parthian [Manichaean needed] (šng /šang/, “harp”).

Noun

چنگ • (čang) (plural چنگ‌ها‎ (čang-hâ))

  1. (music) lyre, harp
Descendants
  • Arabic: صنج‎ (ṣanj)
  • Azerbaijani: çəng
  • Georgian: ჩანგი (čangi)

Etymology 2

Related to Old Armenian ճանկ (čank), an Iranian borrowing.

Noun

چنگ • (čang) (plural چنگ‌ها‎ (čang-hâ))

  1. claw, talon
  2. clutch, embrace
Descendants
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