ফুফু

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • ফুপু (phupu), ফুপ্পু (phuppu), ফুফী (phuphi), ফুপী (phupi), ফুপ্পী (phuppi)

Etymology

An alternative form of ফুফী (phuphi), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀻 (*phupphī, “father's sister”), ultimately from baby talk.

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /fufu/, [ˈfufuˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /fufu/, [ˈfufuˑ]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /ɸuɸu/, [ˈɸuɸuˑ], [ˈɸuɸuˑ]
  • (Varendra) IPA(key): /fufu/, [ˈfufuˑ]

Noun

ফুফু • (phuphu)

  1. a father's sister; an aunt
    Synonym: পিসি (piśi)
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