𑀨𑁄𑀟𑀅

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit स्फोटक (sphoṭaka).

Noun

𑀨𑁄𑀟𑀅 (phoḍaa) m (Devanagari फोडअ)

  1. (Śaurasenī) boil, tumour

Descendants

  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: फोड़ा (phoṛā)
    Urdu: پھوڑا (phoṛā)

Further reading

  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “फोडअ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 626.
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