फर्राटा

Hindi edit

 
फर्राटा

Etymology edit

फरफराना (pharpharānā) +‎ -राटा (-rāṭā). Compare खर्राटा (kharrāṭā).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pʰəɾ.ɾɑː.ʈɑː/, [pʰɐr.räː.ʈäː]

Noun edit

फर्राटा (pharrāṭām

  1. swiftness, sudden quick movement or activity
    फर्राटे सेpharrāṭe sein a rush of; swiftly, fluently
  2. flapping, fluttering
  3. air rushing or its sound
  4. (athletics) sprint
    • 2015, Chitra Garg, 100 Prasiddh Bhartiya Khiladi, Rajpal & Sons, →ISBN, page 30:
      100 मीटर की फर्राटा दौड़
      100 mīṭar kī pharrāṭā dauṛ
      sprint race of 100 meters
  5. pedestal fan

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