कानाफूसी

Hindi

Etymology

कान (kān, “ear”) +‎ -आ- (-ā-) + Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁆 (*phuss, “hissing, whisper”) + -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɑː.nɑː.pʰuː.siː/, [käː.näː.pʰuː.siː]

Noun

कानाफूसी • (kānāphūsī) f

1. whispering
2. whispered words, tales, intrigue
3. a sudden noise made in a child's ear

Declension

Declension of कानाफूसी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कानाफूसी kānāphūsī	कानाफूसियाँ kānāphūsiyā̃
oblique	कानाफूसी kānāphūsī	कानाफूसियों kānāphūsiyõ
vocative	कानाफूसी kānāphūsī	कानाफूसियो kānāphūsiyo

Derived terms

• कानाफूसी करना (kānāphūsī karnā, “to whisper”)

Related terms

• फुसफुस (phusphus)
• फुसफुसाना (phusphusānā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कानाफूसी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press