Sindhi edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit फुफ्फुस (phuphphusa, lung). Cognate with Hindi फेफड़ा (phēphṛā, lung), Gujarati ફેફસું (phēphsũ, lung) and Punjabi ਫੇਫੜਾ (phēphṛā, lung).

 
Pig lungs

Noun edit

फिफड़ (phiphaṛam (Perso-Arabic ڦِڦَڙَ)

  1. Lung

References edit

  • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “ڦِڙِءُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society