फूफी

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pʰuː.pʰiː/

Noun

फूफी • (phūphīf (masculine फूफा, Urdu spelling پُھوپھی)

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

Declension

Declension of फूफी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct फूफी
phūphī
फूफियाँ
phūphiyā̃
oblique फूफी
phūphī
फूफियों
phūphiyõ
vocative फूफी
phūphī
फूफियो
phūphiyo

References

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

Further reading