ફેફસું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀨𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀼𑀲 (phupphusa), from Sanskrit फुप्फुस (phupphusa), of onomatopoeic origin, from the sound of blowing or puffing. Doublet of ફુપ્ફુસ (phupphus).
Cognate with Hindustani پھیپھڑا / फेफड़ा (phephṛā), Kachchi ફેફસો (phephso), Marathi फोपीस (phopīs), Odia ଫୁଫୁସ (phuphusa), پھیپھڑا / ਫੇਫੜਾ (phephṛā), Sinhalese පපු (papu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰeːpʰ.sũ/
• Rhymes: -ũ
• Hyphenation: ફેફ‧સું

Noun

ફેફસું • (phephsũ) n

1. (anatomy) lung

Declension

Declension of ફેફસું
	Singular	Plural
nominative	ફેફસું (phephsũ)	ફેફસાં (phephsā̃), ફેફસાંઓ (phephsā̃o)
oblique	ફેફસા (phephsā)	ફેફસાંઓ (phephsā̃o)
vocative	ફેફસા (phephsā)	ફેફસાંઓ (phephsā̃o)
instrumental	ફેફસે (phephse)	ફેફસાંએ (phephsā̃e)
locative	ફેફસે (phephse)	ફેફસે (phephse)