Punjabi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit *फुप्फु (*phupphu). Cognate with Urdu پُھپّو (phuppo).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਫੁੱਫੀ (phupphīf (Shahmukhi spelling پھپھی)

  1. aunt (father's sister).
    Synonym: ਭੂਆ (bhūā)

Declension

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Declension of ਫੁੱਫੀ
dir. sg. ਫੁੱਫੀ (phupphī)
dir. pl. ਫੁੱਫੀਆਂ (phupphīā̃)
singular plural
direct ਫੁੱਫੀ (phupphī) ਫੁੱਫੀਆਂ (phupphīā̃)
oblique ਫੁੱਫੀ (phupphī) ਫੁੱਫੀਆਂ (phupphīā̃)
vocative ਫੁੱਫੀਏ (phupphīē) ਫੁੱਫੀਓ (phupphīo)
ablative
locative
instrumental

References

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  • ਫੁੱਫੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਫੁੱਫੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.