તુફંગ

Gujarati

A painting of Mughal Emperor Jahangir holding a તુફંગ (tufang, "gun", "rifle") after slaying a nilgai during a royal hunt.

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تفنگ (tufang), perhaps from Khorezmian Turkic, but more likely via Chagatai through the Mughal Empire, whose rulers were initially Chagatai-speaking, and established one of the three "gunpowder empires" alongside the Ottoman Empire and Safavid Iran. The word is of onomatopoeic origin, mimicking the sound of blowpipes used to kill birds.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪u.pʰəŋɡ/
• Rhymes: -əŋɡ

Noun

તુફંગ • (tuphaṅg) f

1. musket

   Synonym: બંદૂક (bandūk)

Derived terms

• તુફંગચી (tuphaṅgcī)
• તુફંગી (tuphaṅgī)