ফুফু

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ফুপু (phupu), ফুপ্পু (phuppu), ফুফী (phuphi), ফুপী (phupi), ফুপ্পী (phuppi)

Etymology

An alternative form of ফুফী (phuphi), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀻 (*phupphī, “father's sister”), ultimately from baby talk.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /fufu/, [ˈfufuˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /fufu/, [ˈfufuˑ]

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• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /ɸuɸu/, [ˈɸuɸuˑ], [ˈɸuɸuˑ]
• (Varendra) IPA^(key): /fufu/, [ˈfufuˑ]

Noun

ফুফু • (phuphu)

1. a father's sister; an aunt

   Synonym: পিসি (piśi)