फुड़िया

Hindi

Alternative forms

• फोड़िया (phoṛiyā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀨𑁄𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸 (phoḍiyā), from Sanskrit स्फोटिका (sphoṭikā). Doublet of स्फोटिका (sphoṭikā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pʰʊ.ɽɪ.jɑː/, [pʰʊ.ɽi.jäː]

Noun

फुड़िया • (phuṛiyā) f (masculine फोड़ा)

1. a small boil; a pimple

   Synonym: फुंसी (phunsī)

2. a sore, ulcer

Declension

Declension of फुड़िया (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	फुड़िया phuṛiyā	फुड़ियाएँ phuṛiyāẽ
oblique	फुड़िया phuṛiyā	फुड़ियाओं phuṛiyāõ
vocative	फुड़िया phuṛiyā	फुड़ियाओ phuṛiyāo

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “फुड़िया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “फुड़िया”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3303