फड़फड़ाना

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from a Proto-Indo-Aryan *phaṭ (sudden noise); a reduplication. Compare Marathi फडफडणे (phaḍphaḍṇe, to flutter).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pʰəɽ.pʰə.ɽɑː.nɑː/, [pʰɐɽ.pʰɐ.ɽäː.näː]

Verb edit

फड़फड़ाना (phaṛphaṛānā) (transitive, Urdu spelling پھڑپھڑانا)

  1. to flap, flutter
    पर फड़फड़ानाpar phaṛphaṛānāto flap one's wings; to try to escape
    चिड़िया अपने पंख फड़फड़ाती है
    ciṛiyā apne paṅkh phaṛphaṛātī hai
    the bird flaps its wings

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