ఫిరంగి

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Telugu

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Etymology

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From Classical Persian فرنگی (farangī, firingī), probably through Hindi फ़िरंगी (firaṅgī)/Urdu فرنگی (firangī); ultimately from Old French franc. Compare English firangi. The sense 'cannon' arises from it being a European import.

Noun

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ఫిరంగి (phiraṅgi? (plural ఫిరంగులు)

  1. a European
  2. a cannon
    తుపాకీ కడుపున ఫిరంగీ పుట్టినట్టు.
    tupākī kaḍupuna phiraṅgī puṭṭinaṭṭu.
    Like a cannon being born in the belly of musket.

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