फुंकणे
Marathi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘣𑘳𑘽𑘎𑘜𑘹 (phuṃkaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀨𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (phukkaï). Related to फुंकर (phuṅkar, “blowing, puff”). Cognate with Gujarati ફૂંકવું (phū̃kvũ), Hindi फूँकना (phū̃knā), Nepali फुक्नु (phuknu).
Verb
[edit]फुंकणे • (phuṅkṇe) (transitive)
- to blow
Derived terms
[edit]- फुंकणी (phuṅkṇī, “blowpipe”)
References
[edit]- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “फुंकणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “फुंकणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phūtka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press