پھونکنا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀨𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀤𑀺 (phukkadi), from Sanskrit *फूत्कति (phūtkati), extended from the root फूत् (phūt) or perhaps a back-formation from फूत्कार (phūtkāra, “blowing”). Cognate with Nepali फुक्नु (phuknu), Gujarati ફૂંકવું (phū̃kvũ), Marathi फुंकणे (phuṅkṇe).

Verb

پھونکنا • (phū̃knā) (intransitive, Hindi spelling फूँकना)

1. to blow

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “پھونکنا”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phūtka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press