फूफी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀻 (pupphī), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀻 (*phupphī, father's sister).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pʰuː.pʰiː/

Noun

फूफी • (phūphī) f (masculine फूफा, Urdu spelling پُھوپھی)

  1. a father's sister; an aunt
    Synonym: बुआ (buā)

Declension

References

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

Further reading

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