چنگ

See also: خنک‎, خنگ‎, حنك‎, جنک‎, and جنگ‎

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian cng (čang, “harp”). Compare Parthian [Manichaean needed] (šng /šang/, “harp”).

Noun

چنگ • (čang) (plural چنگ‌ها‎ (čang-hâ))

(music) lyre, harp

Descendants

→ Arabic: صنج‎ (ṣanj), جَنْك‎ (jank), جُنْك‎ (junk)
→ Azerbaijani: çəng
→ Georgian: ჩანგი (čangi)
→ Burmese: စောင်း (caung:)

Etymology 2

Dari Persian	چنگ‎
Iranian Persian	چنگ‎
Tajiki Persian	чанг (čang)

Related to Old Armenian ճանկ (čank), an Iranian borrowing.

Noun

چنگ • (čang) (plural چنگ‌ها‎ (čang-hâ))

claw, talon
clutch, embrace

Descendants

Georgian: ჭანგი (č̣angi)

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