parasanga

== Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin parasanga, ultimately from Old Persian *frasanhva-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pa.raˈzan.ɡa/ Rhymes: -anɡa Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧sàn‧ga === Noun === parasanga f (plural parasanghe) parasang == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek παρασάγγης (parasángēs), itself from Old Persian *frasanhva-. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pa.raˈsaŋ.ɡa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [pa.raˈs̬aŋ.ɡa] === Noun === parasanga m (genitive parasangae); first declension A Persian unit of length defined as 4 Roman miles ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== → English: parasang → Italian: parasanga