उफान

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀉𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸𑀡 (*upphāṇa), from Sanskrit *उत्फाण (utphāṇa). Compare उफनना (uphannā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʊ.pʰɑːn/, [ʊ.pʰä̃ːn]

Noun

उफान • (uphān) m (Urdu spelling اپھان)

1. boiling over
2. froth, foam
3. (figurative) surge
4. turmoil (of the mind), burning eagerness

Declension

Declension of उफान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उफान uphān	उफान uphān
oblique	उफान uphān	उफानों uphānõ
vocative	उफान uphān	उफानो uphāno

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “उफान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press