फर्राटा
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Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]फरफराना (pharpharānā) + -राटा (-rāṭā). Compare खर्राटा (kharrāṭā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]फर्राटा • (pharrāṭā) m
- swiftness, sudden quick movement or activity
- flapping, fluttering
- air rushing or its sound
- (athletics) sprint
- 2015, Chitra Garg, 100 Prasiddh Bhartiya Khiladi, Rajpal & Sons, →ISBN, page 30:
- 100 मीटर की फर्राटा दौड़
- 100 mīṭar kī pharrāṭā dauṛ
- sprint race of 100 meters
- pedestal fan
Derived terms
[edit]- फर्राटा भरना (pharrāṭā bharnā)
- फर्राटा मारना (pharrāṭā mārnā)
- फर्राटे से (pharrāṭe se)
- फर्राटेदार (pharrāṭedār)
References
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “फर्राटा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press