फेफड़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Alteration of Prakrit 𑀨𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀲 n (phĕpphasa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from a variety of onomatopoeic words for "lung" from the sound of blowing or puffing, ultimately related to Sanskrit फुप्फुस m (phupphusa, “lung”), फुफुस n (phuphusa, “lung”), फुत्कार (phutkāra, “huffing, hissing”), पुप्फुल (pupphula, “flatulency”), and फुप्फुकारक (phupphukāraka, “panting, gasping”). Cognate to Gujarati ફેફસું (phephsũ) and Sindhi फिफड़. Related to फप्फस (phapphas), फफसा (phaphsā, “swollen”). Doublet of फुप्फुस (phupphus), a tatsama.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pʰeːpʰ.ɽɑː/, [pʰeːpʰ.ɽäː]

Noun

फेफड़ा • (phephṛā) m (Urdu spelling پھیپھڑا)

1. (anatomy) lung; the lungs

Declension

Declension of फेफड़ा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	फेफड़ा phephṛā	फेफड़े phephṛe
oblique	फेफड़े phephṛe	फेफड़ों phephṛõ
vocative	फेफड़े phephṛe	फेफड़ो phephṛo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “phephṛā”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 688