فرانک

فرانک

Persian

Alternative forms

• فرانه‎ (farâne)

Etymology 1

Possibly from a variant of Middle Persian plwʾnk' (parwānag). Compare Iranian borrowings Arabic فُرَانِق‎ (furāniq, “courier's guide”) and Old Armenian Փառնակ (Pʿaṙnak).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /faɾɑːˈnak/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /faɾɑːˈnak/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /fæɾɒːˈnæk/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /faɾɔˈnak/

Noun

فرانک • (farânak)

1. Synonym of پروانه‎

Proper noun

فرانک • (farânak)

1. (Iranian mythology) Faranak
2. a female given name, Faranak

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: Fəranək / فرانک‎
• Turkish: Feranek

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French franc.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /f(i)ˈɾɑːnk/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /f(ɪ)ˈɾɑːnk/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /f(e)ˈɾɒːnk/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /f(i)ˈɾɔnk/

Noun

فرانک • (ferânk)

1. franc