फूंक

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

फूंक (phūṅkf (Urdu spelling پھونک)

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

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References[edit]

  • 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