خدنگ

Persian

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xa.ˈdanɡ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xä.d̪ǽŋɡ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xä.d̪ǽŋɡ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xä.d̪ǽŋɡ̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xæ.d̪ǽɲɡʲ̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χä.d̪ǽŋɡ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	xadang
Dari reading^?	xadang
Iranian reading^?	xadang
Tajik reading^?	xadang

Etymology 1

Perhaps related to Ancient Greek κάττα (kátta), Classical Syriac ܩܛܘ (qaṭṭu).

Noun

خدنگ • (xadang)

mongoose

Etymology 2

Possibly borrowed from Turkic, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kadïŋ (“birch”).^[1]

Noun

خدنگ • (xadang)

(obsolete) birch
Synonyms: غان (ġân), توسکا (tuskâ)
(obsolete) a type of arrow made of birch

See also

خلنگ (xalang, “heather”)

References

^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kayın2”, in Nişanyan Sözlük