中文词源
feringhee 白人
来自印度语，改编自Frank.
英语词源
- Feringhee (n.)
- name used in India for "European; Englishman; Portuguese," 1630s, from Persian Farangi, from Arabic Faranji (10c.), from Old French Franc "Frank" (see Frank) + Arabic ethnic suffix -i. The fr- sound is impossible in Arabic.