پھوڑا
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀨𑁄𑀟 (phoḍa), from Sanskrit स्फोट (sphoṭa). Cognate with Punjabi ਫੋੜਾ (phoṛā) / پھوڑا (phoṛā), Marathi फोड (phoḍ), Konkani फोड (phoḍ), Sinhalese පොළ (poḷa).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /pʰoː.ɽɑː/
Noun
پھوڑا • (phoṛā) m (Hindi spelling फोड़ा)
- a boil, sore, ulcer, abscess, tumour
Declension
| Declension of پھوڑا | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | پھوڑا (phoṛā) | پھوڑے (phoṛe) |
| oblique | پھوڑے (phoṛe) | پھوڑوں (phoṛõ) |
| vocative | پھوڑے (phoṛe) | پھوڑو (phoṛo) |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sphōṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “پهوڑا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- “پھوڑا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.