फन
Hindi
Etymology 1
From Prakrit 𑀨𑀡 (phaṇa), from Sanskrit फण (phaṇa). Doublet of फण (phaṇ). Cognate with Bengali ফণা (phona)
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pʰən/, [pʰɐ̃n]
- Rhymes: -ən
Noun
फन • (phan) m (Urdu spelling پھن)
- the expanded hood of a snake (esp. of a cobra)
- फन उठाना ― phan uṭhānā ― to expand the hood (a snake)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | फन phan |
फन phan |
| oblique | फन phan |
फनों phanõ |
| vocative | फन phan |
फनो phano |
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
Noun
फन • (phan) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | फन phan |
फन phan |
| oblique | फन phan |
फनों phanõ |
| vocative | फन phan |
फनो phano |
References
- Platts, John T. (1884) “پهن”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 290