फर्राटा

Hindi

Etymology

फरफराना (pharpharānā) +‎ -राटा (-rāṭā). Compare खर्राटा (kharrāṭā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pʰəɾ.ɾɑː.ʈɑː/, [pʰɐr.räː.ʈäː]

Noun

फर्राटा • (pharrāṭā) m

swiftness, sudden quick movement or activity
फर्राटे से ― pharrāṭe se ― in a rush of; swiftly, fluently
flapping, fluttering
air rushing or its sound
(athletics) sprint
- 2015, Chitra Garg, 100 Prasiddh Bhartiya Khiladi, Rajpal & Sons, →ISBN, page 30:
  100 मीटर की फर्राटा दौड़
  100 mīṭar kī pharrāṭā dauṛ
  sprint race of 100 meters
pedestal fan

Derived terms

फर्राटा भरना (pharrāṭā bharnā)
फर्राटा मारना (pharrāṭā mārnā)
फर्राटे से (pharrāṭe se)
फर्राटेदार (pharrāṭedār)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “फर्राटा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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