फुलझड़ी

Hindi

Etymology

From फूल (phūl, “flower”) +‎ झड़ना (jhaṛnā, “to be expelled, shot out”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pʰʊl.d͡ʒʱə.ɽiː/, [pʰʊl.d͡ʒʱɐ.ɽiː]

Noun

फुलझड़ी • (phuljhaṛī) f

1. firework, sparkler

   Synonym: पटाका (paṭākā)

Declension

Declension of फुलझड़ी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	फुलझड़ी phuljhaṛī	फुलझड़ियाँ phuljhaṛiyā̃
oblique	फुलझड़ी phuljhaṛī	फुलझड़ियों phuljhaṛiyõ
vocative	फुलझड़ी phuljhaṛī	फुलझड़ियो phuljhaṛiyo

References

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