پھوڑا

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀨𑁄𑀟 (phoḍa), from Sanskrit स्फोट (sphoṭa). Cognate with Punjabi ਫੋੜਾ (phoṛā) / پھوڑا (phoṛā), Marathi फोड (phoḍ), Konkani फोड (phoḍ), Sinhalese පොළ (poḷa).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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پھوڑا • (phoṛā) m (Hindi spelling फोड़ा)

  1. a boil, sore, ulcer, abscess, tumour

Declension

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Declension of پھوڑا
singular plural
direct پھوڑا (phoṛā) پھوڑے (phoṛe)
oblique پھوڑے (phoṛe) پھوڑوں (phoṛõ)
vocative پھوڑے (phoṛe) پھوڑو (phoṛo)

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sphōṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading

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  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “پهوڑا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • “پھوڑا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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