फूफी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀻 (pupphī), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀻 (*phupphī, “father's sister”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pʰuː.pʰiː/

Noun

फूफी • (phūphī) f (masculine फूफा, Urdu spelling پُھوپھی)

1. a father's sister; an aunt

   Synonym: बुआ (buā)

Declension

Declension of फूफी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	फूफी phūphī	फूफियाँ phūphiyā̃
oblique	फूफी phūphī	फूफियों phūphiyõ
vocative	फूफी phūphī	फूफियो phūphiyo

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “फूफी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “फूफी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• “फूफी”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.