फन

Hindi

Etymology 1

From Prakrit 𑀨𑀡 (phaṇa), from Sanskrit फण (phaṇa). Doublet of फण (phaṇ). Cognate with Bengali ফণা (phona)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pʰən/, [pʰɐ̃n]
• Rhymes: -ən

Noun

फन • (phan) m (Urdu spelling پھن)

1. the expanded hood of a snake (esp. of a cobra)

   फन उठाना ― phan uṭhānā ― to expand the hood (a snake)

Declension

Declension of फन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	फन phan	फन phan
oblique	फन phan	फनों phanõ
vocative	फन phan	फनो phano

Alternative forms

• फना (phanā) — regional

Etymology 2

Noun

फन • (phan) m

1. nuqtaless form of फ़न (fan)

Declension

Declension of फन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	फन phan	फन phan
oblique	फन phan	फनों phanõ
vocative	फन phan	फनो phano

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “پهن”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 290