फुगा

Marathi

Etymology

From Marathi फुगणे (phugṇe, “to swell or to be inflated”). Related to Old Marathi फुग (phuga).

Noun

फुगा • (phugā) m

1. balloon

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “फुगा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “फुग”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.