Are Persian and Farsi exactly the same language?

Quite interesting question. Persian is the name of the language that has some dialects. Farsi, the official language of Iran, is one of them, the others are Farsi Dari(spoken in Afaganistan), Farsi Tajiki(in Tajikestan), and a few more. However, though in Persian we use the word Farsi to refer to our language, its English name is Persian, like Spanish and espanol, Deutsch and German,...! Just most of Iranians who are not familiar with the linguistic issues,... , introduce their language as Farsi to foreigners, despite all the effort that linguistics make to keep the name Persian.
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Hi inglish,
According to etymoline.com, "naranga-s" is the Sanskrit origin, the eldest root they could come up with. In Persian, it is something like the form you have in Telugu. It's amazing to find out about these similarities, isn't it?
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My bit:

juggernaut - JagannAth (Hindi), literally, lord of the world
- Massive inexorable force, or an object that crushes whatever is in its path.

catamaran - kattumaram (Tamil), from kattu to tie + maram tree, wood
- a vessel (as a sailboat) with twin hulls and usually a deck or superstructure connecting the hulls.
curry - kari (Tamil)
- a food, dish or sauce in Indian cuisine seasoned with spices.

candy - kandu (Old Tamil) - lump of sugar

mango - mAngA (Tamil) - a tropical fruit (Mangifera indica)

mulligatawny - milagu thanneer (Tamil), Milagu Thanni (in Spoken Tamil), literally milagu=black pepper + thanni=water
- a rich soup usually of chicken stock seasoned with curry

bungalow - banglA (Hindi)
- a usually one-storied house with a low-pitched roof and a spacious exterior, but has morphed itself in Indian English to mean a large and well-furnished house.

dungaree - dugrI (Hindi)
- a heavy coarse durable cotton twill woven from colored yarns; specifically : blue denim.

bandanna/bandana - bAndhnA (Hindi), meaning to tie
- a large often colorfully patterned handkerchief.

chutney - chatni (Hindi), a spice-mix

punch - pAnch (Hindi), literally, number five; specifically: something that has five ingredients
- a mix of alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages.

cushy - khushy (Hindi), happy
- entailing little hardship or difficulty.

coolie - koolie (Hindi), an unskilled laborer or porter

cheetah - cheetA (Hindi), a type of Asian and African Leopard

pajamas/pyjamas - pyjAmA (Hindi)

brahmin - brAhmanA (Sanskrit), a Hindu of the highest caste, usually a priest
Boston-brahmin (or brahman) - a person of high social standing and cultivated intellect and taste.
guru - guru (Sanskrit), teacher, master

karma - karmA (Sanskrit), fate, the consequences of one's actions

Some of the above explanations are from Merriam Webster dictionary.

Hope this helps.

Hi guys,
I know Elena, I had promissed to open up a thread on English words with Persian roots, but here I am again, since I haven't started the thread yet, I insert the link I found today, in case you are interested. Then till later with a new thread,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_Persian_origin

You're welcome. And if you are also interested in the idioms, proverbs and expressions that have similar meaning using similar words in English and Persian, have a look at the post number 88751. You can also add your own comments there.