बिफर्
Nepali
editEtymology
editProbably ultimately from Sanskrit विस्फोट (visphoṭa, “blister, boil”). Compare Pali vipphoṭita (bursting open (of a boil)). Possibly from Sanskrit विस्फारक (visphāraka), whence Pali vipphāra (“diffusion”), Hindi बिफरना (bipharnā, “to break out, become enraged”)[1].
Pronunciation
editNoun
editबिफर् • (biphar)
References
edit- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “बिफर्”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner
Further reading
edit- “बिफर्”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary][1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018