noun
firangi
Firangi (noun) means a foreigner, especially a white or British person.
noun
1
A foreigner, especially a white or British person.
"Then Kashibayi cleared her throat and told him, "Maharaj, our Babasaheb Sarkar was a very patriotic king who fought against the firangi fellows. He was betrayed by his own people who were shamelessly treacherous.""
— Basavaraj Naikar, The Sun Behind the Cloud (2001)
"Prem, who knew him slightly from Dehra Dun (where Dhillon had been his junior), remembers Dhillon cheerfully telling everyone that the firangi were glad to have Indians patrolling their wire. This Prem doubted."
— Peter Ward Fay, The Forgotten Army: India's Armed Struggle for Independence 1942-1945 (1995)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani फ़िरंगी (firaṅgī) / فرنگی (firangī), which traces back through Classical Persian فرنگی (farangī) to Old French franc. It is a doublet of franc.
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What is the meaning of firangi?
"firangi" (noun) means a foreigner, especially a white or British person.
