फटाफट

Hindi

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from reduplication of फट (phaṭ, loud puff, burst).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pʰə.ʈɑː.pʰəʈ/, [pʰɐ.ʈäː.pʰɐʈ]

Adverb

फटाफट • (phaṭāphaṭ) (Urdu spelling فٹافٹ)

  1. quickly, rapidly
  2. suddenly

Descendants

  • → Bengali: ফটাফট (phoṭaphoṭ)

References

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