ફૂંકવું
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Gujarati
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀨𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀤𑀺 (phukkadi), from Sanskrit *फूत्कति (phūtkati), extended from the root फूत् (phūt) or perhaps a back-formation from फूत्कार (phūtkāra, “blowing”). Cognate with Hindi फूँकना (phū̃knā), Marathi फुंकणे (phuṅkṇe), Nepali फुक्नु (phuknu).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈpʰũk.ʋũ/, /ˈfũk.ʋũ/
Verb
[edit]ફૂંકવું • (phū̃kvũ) (intransitive)
- to blow
References
[edit]- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phūtka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press