सौंफ

Hindi

Alternative forms

• सौंफ़ (sa͠uf)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀲𑀯𑀉𑀧𑁆𑀨 (*savaüppha), from Sanskrit शतपुष्प (śatapuṣpa, “having one hundred flowers”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sɔ̃ːpʰ/

Noun

सौंफ • (sa͠uph) f (Urdu spelling سونپھ or سونف)

1. fennel

Declension

Declension of सौंफ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सौंफ sa͠uph	सौंफें sa͠uphẽ
oblique	सौंफ sa͠uph	सौंफों sa͠uphõ
vocative	सौंफ sa͠uph	सौंफो sa͠upho

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सौंफ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śatapuṣpa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press