پلنگ
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See also: پلنك
Khalaj
[edit]Noun
[edit]پَلَنگ (palang or pələng) (definite accusative پَلَنگی or پَلَنگؽ, plural پَلَنگلَر or پَلَنگلار)
Declension
[edit]Declension of پلنگ
Declension of پلنگ
Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare to Bactrian πορλαγγο-ζινο (porlaggo-zino), Pashto پړانګ (pṙâng), Sanskrit पृदाकु (pṛdāku, “panther”), and Ancient Greek πάρδαλις (párdalis).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [pa.ˈlanɡ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [pʰæ.lǽɲɡʲ̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [pʰä.lǽŋɡ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | palang |
Dari reading? | palang |
Iranian reading? | palang |
Tajik reading? | palang |
Noun
[edit]Dari | پلنگ |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | паланг |
پَلَنْگ • (palang) (plural پلنگها (palang-hâ))
Derived terms
[edit]- پلنگی (palangi)
Descendants
[edit]- → Azerbaijani: pələng (“tiger”)
- → Khalaj: palang (“tiger, leopard”)
- → Udi: паьланҝ (pälangʲ, “tiger”)
Urdu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit पर्यङ्क (paryaṅka).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /pə.ləŋɡ/