फूफा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀼 (*phupphu), from baby talk.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pʰuː.pʰɑː/, [pʰuː.pʰäː] , [fuː.fäː]

Noun

फूफा • (phūphā) m (feminine फूफी, Urdu spelling پھوپھا)

1. father's sister's husband

   Synonym: (endearing) फूफू (phūphū)

Declension

Declension of फूफा (masc unmarked ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	फूफा phūphā	फूफा phūphā
oblique	फूफा phūphā	फूफाओं phūphāõ
vocative	फूफा phūphā	फूफाओ phūphāo

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “फूफा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “फूफा”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “फूफा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “फूफा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phupphu-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “फूफा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “फूफा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.