𑀨𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇

Prakrit

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit *फूत्कति (phūtkati), extended from the root फूत् (phūt) or perhaps a back-formation from फूत्कार (phūtkāra, blowing).

Verb

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𑀨𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (phukkaï) (Devanagari फुक्कइ, Kannada ಫುಕ್ಕಇ) (Maharastri)

  1. to blow
    • c. 700 CE, Haribhadra, Maṇipati-Carita 17:
      𑀯𑀬𑀡-𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀭𑁂𑀡 𑀨𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀭𑁂 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣-𑀲𑀁𑀞𑀺𑀬-𑀲𑀭𑀸𑀯𑁂 𑀥𑀼𑀡𑁂𑀇 𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀫-𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀁 𑀲𑀺𑀭-𑀯𑀸𑀮-𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇𑀬-𑀫𑀼𑀳-𑀓𑀫𑀮𑀁
      vayaṇa-aṃtareṇa phukkaï aṃgāre hattha-saṃṭhiya-sarāve dhuṇei uttama-aṃgaṃ sira-vāla-cchaïya-muha-kamalaṃ
      Between her shrieks she blew on the embers in the platter she held in her hand and tossed her head letting her hair fall over her lotus features.

Descendants

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References

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phūtka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  • R. Williams, editor (1959), Two Prakrit Versions Of The Maṇipati-Carita[1], Bristol: Burleigh Press, page 241