सौंफ
Hindi
Alternative forms
- सौंफ़ (sa͠uf)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀲𑀯𑀉𑀧𑁆𑀨 (*savaüppha), from Sanskrit शतपुष्प (śatapuṣpa, “having one hundred flowers”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /sɔ̃ːpʰ/
Noun
सौंफ • (sa͠uph) f (Urdu spelling سونپھ or سونف)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | सौंफ sa͠uph |
सौंफें sa͠uphẽ |
| oblique | सौंफ sa͠uph |
सौंफों sa͠uphõ |
| vocative | सौंफ sa͠uph |
सौंफो sa͠upho |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सौंफ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śatapuṣpa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press