फुंकणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘣𑘳𑘽𑘎𑘜𑘹 (phuṃkaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀨𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (phukkaï). Related to फुंकर (phuṅkar, “blowing, puff”). Cognate with Gujarati ફૂંકવું (phū̃kvũ), Hindi फूँकना (phū̃knā), Nepali फुक्नु (phuknu).

Verb

फुंकणे • (phuṅkṇe) (transitive)

1. to blow

Derived terms

• फुंकणी (phuṅkṇī, “blowpipe”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “फुंकणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “फुंकणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phūtka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press