ફેણ
Gujarati
Alternative forms
- ફીણ (phīṇ)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Gujarati फेण (pheṇa), from Prakrit 𑀨𑁂𑀡 (pheṇa), from Sanskrit फेन (phéna, “foam, froth”). Cognate with Hindustani پھین / फेन (phen), Marathi फेण (pheṇ), Sindhi ڦيِڻُ (phīṇu). Wider cognates include English foam, Russian пе́на (péna).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈpʰeːɳ/
- Rhymes: -eːɳ
- Hyphenation: ફેણ
Noun
ફેણ • (pheṇ) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ફેણ (pheṇ) | ફેણો (pheṇo) |
| oblique | ફેણ (pheṇ) | ફેણો (pheṇo) |
| vocative | ફેણ (pheṇ) | ફેણો (pheṇo) |
| instrumental | ફેણે (pheṇe) | ફેણોએ (pheṇoe) |
| locative | ફેણે (pheṇe) | ફેણોએ (pheṇoe) |
Further reading
- “ફેણ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.