फुप्फुस

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• पुप्फुस (pupphusa)
• फुफ्फुस (phuphphusa)
• फुफुस (phuphusa)

Etymology

Of imitative/onomatopoeic origin. Compare फुत्कार.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pʰup.pʰu.sɐ/, [pʰup̚.pʰu.sɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰup.pʰu.s̪ɐ/, [ˈpʰup̚.pʰu.s̪ɐ]

Noun

फुप्फुस • (phupphusa) stem, n

1. lung

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “फुप्फुसम्”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]