बिफर्

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Nepali

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Etymology

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Probably ultimately from Sanskrit विस्फोट (visphoṭa, blister, boil). Compare Pali vipphoṭita (bursting open (of a boil)). Possibly from Sanskrit विस्फारक (visphāraka), whence Pali vipphāra (diffusion), Hindi बिफरना (bipharnā, to break out, become enraged)[1].

Pronunciation

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Noun

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बिफर् (biphar)

  1. smallpox

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “बिफर्”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner

Further reading

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  • बिफर्”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018