𑀨𑁄𑀟𑀅

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit स्फोटक (sphoṭaka).

Noun

𑀨𑁄𑀟𑀅 (phoḍaa) m (Devanagari फोडअ)

1. (Śaurasenī) boil, tumour

Descendants

• Hindustani:

  Hindi: फोड़ा (phoṛā)

  Urdu: پھوڑا (phoṛā)

Further reading

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “फोडअ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 626.