Narang

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Punjabi.
name
  1. A gewog of Mongar District, Bhutan.
adj
  1. Little; small.

Word forms

Narang Narangs narrangy nerangy

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਨਾਰੰਗ (nāraṅg). Compare with Punjabi ਨਾਰੰਗੀ (nāraṅgī, “orange”), Classical Persian نارنگ (nārang, “orange”) and Punjabi ਨੌਰੰਗਾ (nauraṅgā, “Indian pitta”, literally “nine-colored”); the first two are doublets of orange.

Related words

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