बिफर्
Nepali
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): [biɸʌr]
- Phonetic Devanagari: बिफर्
Noun
बिफर् • (biphar)
- smallpox
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931), “बिफर्”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner
Further reading
- “बिफर्”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018