फूंक

Hindi

Alternative forms

• फूँक (phū̃k)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀨𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀓𑀸 (phumkā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pʰuHtkaH (compare Sanskrit फूत् (phūt, “blowing”)).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pʰuːŋk/, [pʰũːŋk]

Noun

फूंक • (phūṅk) f (Urdu spelling پھونک)

1. puff, blowing (sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth)

Declension

Declension of फूंक (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	फूंक phūṅk	फूंकें phūṅkẽ
oblique	फूंक phūṅk	फूंकों phūṅkõ
vocative	फूंक phūṅk	फूंको phūṅko

See also

• फूँकना (phū̃knā)

References

• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “फूँक”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House