نهنگ

نهنگ

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐫗𐫍𐫗𐫃‎ (nhng /nihang/, “crocodile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [næˈhæŋɡ]

Noun

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

1. (archaic) crocodile or hippopotamus
2. whale

• Synonym: وال‎ (vâːl, “whale”)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: nəhəng (“giant”)

References

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

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “نهنگ”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press