फुसफुस

Hindi

Etymology

Reduplication of Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁆 (*phuss, “hissing, whispering”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pʰʊs.pʰʊs/

Noun

फुसफुस • (phusphus) f (Urdu spelling پھسپھس)

1. whisper, hissing

Declension

Declension of फुसफुस (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	फुसफुस phusphus	फुसफुसें phusphusẽ
oblique	फुसफुस phusphus	फुसफुसों phusphusõ
vocative	फुसफुस phusphus	फुसफुसो phusphuso

Derived terms

• फुसफुसाना (phusphusānā, “to whisper”)
• फुसफुसाहट (phusphusāhaṭ), फुसफुसावट (phusphusāvaṭ, “whispering”)

References

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