फूंक

Hindi

Alternative forms
  • फूँक (phū̃k)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀨𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀓𑀸 (phumkā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pʰuHtkaH (compare Sanskrit फूत् (phūt, “blowing”)).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pʰuːŋk/, [pʰũːŋk]

Noun

फूंक • (phūṅk) f (Urdu spelling پھونک)

  1. puff, blowing (sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth)

Declension
Declension of फूंक (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct फूंक
phūṅk		 फूंकें
phūṅkẽ
oblique फूंक
phūṅk		 फूंकों
phūṅkõ
vocative फूंक
phūṅk		 फूंको
phūṅko

See also

References
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “फूँक”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phūtka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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