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फूफी

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Hindi

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *फुप्फिआ (phupphiā),[1] ultimately imitative of baby talk. See there for more.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    फूफी • (phūphī) f (male equivalent फूफा, Urdu spelling پُھوپھی)

    1. a father's sister; an aunt
      Synonym: बुआ (buā)

    Declension

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    Declension of फूफी (fem ī-stem)
    singular plural
    direct फूफी
    phūphī
    फूफियाँ
    phūphiyā̃
    oblique फूफी
    phūphī
    फूफियों
    phūphiyõ
    vocative फूफी
    phūphī
    फूफियो
    phūphiyo

    References

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

    Further reading

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