फोड़ा
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀨𑁄𑀟𑀅 (phoḍaa), from Sanskrit स्फोटक (sphoṭaka). Doublet of स्फोट (sphoṭ) and स्फोटक (sphoṭak).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pʰoː.ɽɑː/, [pʰoː.ɽäː]
Noun
फोड़ा • (phoṛā) m (feminine फुड़िया or फोड़िया, Urdu spelling پھوڑا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | फोड़ा phoṛā |
फोड़े phoṛe |
| oblique | फोड़े phoṛe |
फोड़ों phoṛõ |
| vocative | फोड़े phoṛe |
फोड़ो phoṛo |
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “phōṛā”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “फोड़ा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- “फोड़ा”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phoṛā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press