هوشنگ

See also: هوشنك and ہوشنگ

Persian

Dari	هوشنگ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Ҳушанг

Etymology

From Middle Persian hwšng (Hōšang), from Old Iranian. Akin to Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬊𐬱𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀 (haošiiaŋha, “Haoshyangha”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [hoː.ʃanɡ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hoː.ʃäŋɡ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hoː.ʃäŋɡ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔoː.ʃäŋɡ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔʊː.ʃäŋɡ̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [huː.ʃæɲɡʲ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hɵ.ʃäŋɡ]

Readings
Classical reading?	hōšang
Dari reading?	hōšang
Iranian reading?	hušang
Tajik reading?	hüšang

Proper noun

هوشنگ • (hušang)

1. (Iranian mythology) Hushang
2. a male given name, Hushang, Houshang, Hooshang, or Hoshang, from Middle Persian

Derived terms

• هوشنگ‌آباد (hušang-âbâd)

 

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: Huşəng
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: होशंग (hośaṅg)

  Urdu: ہوشَنْگ (hośaṅg)

• → Ottoman Turkish: هوشَنْك (Hûşenk)