फन
Hindi edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Prakrit 𑀨𑀡 (phaṇa), from Sanskrit फण (phaṇa). Doublet of फण (phaṇ). Cognate with Bengali ফণা (phona)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
फन • (phan) m (Urdu spelling پھن)
- the expanded hood of a snake (esp. of a cobra)
- फन उठाना ― phan uṭhānā ― to expand the hood (a snake)
Declension edit
Declension of फन (masc cons-stem)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
फन • (phan) m
Declension edit
Declension of फन (masc cons-stem)
References edit
- Platts, John T. (1884) “پهن”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 290
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