Japanese

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ふうふう or ふーふー or フーフー (fūfū

  1. breathing heavily; strained breathing
  2. gently blowing on something to cool it down

Verb

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ふうふうする or ふーふーする (fūfū surusuru (stem ふうふう (fūfūsuru shi), past ふうふうした (fūfūsuru shita))

  1. to breath heavily
  2. to gently blow so as to cool something down

Conjugation

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