फूफी
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀻 (pupphī), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀻 (*phupphī, “father's sister”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pʰuː.pʰiː/
Noun
फूफी • (phūphī) f (masculine फूफा, Urdu spelling پُھوپھی)
Declension
Declension of फूफी (fem ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | फूफी phūphī |
फूफियाँ phūphiyā̃ |
| oblique | फूफी phūphī |
फूफियों phūphiyõ |
| vocative | फूफी phūphī |
फूफियो phūphiyo |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*phupphī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “फूफी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “फूफी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- “फूफी”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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