𑀨𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀼𑀲

Prakrit

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Sanskrit फुप्फुस (phupphusa), फुफुस (phuphusa), पुप्फुस (pupphusa, lung), ultimately onomatopoeic and related to several words involving the sound of blowing air, including फुत्कार (phutkāra, huffing, hissing), पुप्फुल (pupphula, flatulency), and फुप्फुकारक (phupphukāraka, panting, gasping). Cognate with Pali papphāsa.

    Noun

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    𑀨𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀼𑀲 (phupphusan (Devanagari फुप्फुस) [1][2]

    1. lung

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    Extended with -𑀟 (-ḍa):

    References

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    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “फुप्फुस”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phupphusa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 511