ਫੁਫੇਰਾ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਫੂਫੇਰਾ (phūpherā)

Etymology

ਫੁਫੇਰ (phupher) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Has the same suffix -ਏਰਾ (-ērā) as in ਮੇਰਾ (merā). Cognate with Hindi फुफेरा (phupherā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /pʰu.ˈpʰeː.ɾäː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Noun

ਫੁਫੇਰਾ • (phupherā) m (Shahmukhi spelling پھپھیرا or پھوپھیرا)

1. cousin (paternal aunt's son)

Declension

Declension of ਫੁਫੇਰਾ

	singular	plural
direct	ਫੁਫੇਰਾ (phupherā)	ਫੁਫੇਰੇ (phuphere)
oblique	ਫੁਫੇਰੇ (phuphere)	ਫੁਫੇਰਿਆਂ (phupheriā̃)
vocative	ਫੁਫੇਰਿਆ (phupheriā)	ਫੁਫੇਰਿਓ (phupherio)
ablative	ਫੁਫੇਰਿਓਂ (phupheriõ)	—
locative	ਫੁਫੇਰੇ (phuphere)	—
instrumental	ਫੁਫੇਰੇ (phuphere)	—

Adjective

ਫੁਫੇਰਾ • (phupherā) (Shahmukhi spelling پھپھیرا or پھوپھیرا)

1. (of a cousin brother/sister) related through one's paternal aunt

   ਫੁਫੇਰਾ ਭਰਾ ― phupherā bharā ― paternal aunt's son (literally, “cousin brother”)

   ਫੁਫੇਰੀ ਭੈਣ ― phupherī bhaiṇ ― paternal aunt's daughter (literally, “cousin sister”)

Declension

Declension of ਫੁਫੇਰਾ
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	ਫੁਫੇਰਾ (phupherā)	ਫੁਫੇਰੇ (phuphere)		ਫੁਫੇਰੀ (phupherī)	ਫੁਫੇਰੀਆਂ (phupherīā̃)
oblique	ਫੁਫੇਰੇ (phuphere)	ਫੁਫੇਰਿਆਂ (phupheriā̃)		ਫੁਫੇਰੀ (phupherī)	ਫੁਫੇਰੀਆਂ (phupherīā̃)

References

• “ਫੁਫੇਰਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025