फुसफुस

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Reduplication of Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁆 (*phuss, hissing, whispering).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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फुसफुस (phusphusf (Urdu spelling پھسپھس)

  1. whisper, hissing

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phuss”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press