फाँक

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /pʰɑ̃ːk/, [pʰä̃ːk]
• Rhymes: -ɑ̃ːk

Ultimately from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆 (*phakk, “to toss food into the mouth”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

फाँक • (phā̃k) f (Urdu spelling پھانک)

1. slice, piece (of fruit etc.)

   Synonym: खाप (khāp)

   खीरे की फाँक ― khīre kī phā̃k ― a slice of cucumber

   फाँक/फाँकें करना ― phā̃k/phā̃kẽ karnā ― to cut into slices

2. segment; lith (of orange etc.); clove (of garlic)

   मौसंबी की फाँकें ― mausambī kī phā̃kẽ ― segments of a mousambi

3. cleft, slit, crack, aperture

   दरवाज़े की फाँक ― darvāze kī phā̃k ― a split in a door

   • Satyajit Ray, “खगम”, in योगेन्द्र चौधरी, transl., सत्यजीत राय की कहानियां, 2017 edition, Rajpal & Sons, →ISBN; translation of “খগম” :

     यह कहकर उन्होंने अपनी जीभ की फाँक से साँप की सिसकारी जैसी आवाज बाहर निकाली।

     yah kahkar unhõne apnī jībh kī phā̃k se sā̃p kī siskārī jaisī āvāj bāhar nikālī.

     [original: কথাটা বলে ভদ্রলোক নিজেই জিভের ফাঁক দিয়ে সাপের শিসের মতো শব্দ করলেন কয়েকবার।]

     kothaṭa bole bhodrolōk nijei jibher phãk diẏe śaper śiśer motō śobdo korlen koẏekbar.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • Satyajit Ray, “बारीन भौमिक की बीमारी”, in 〃〃〃; translation of “বারীন ভৌমিকের ব্যারাম” :

     अब हिम्मत पाकर बारीन आँखें खोलकर देखते हैं—दरवाजे के परदे की फाँक से आती हुई हलकी रोशनी ने डिब्बे के अँधेरे को गहराने नहीं दिया।

     ab himmat pākar bārīn ā̃khẽ kholkar dekhte ha͠i—darvāje ke parde kī phā̃k se ātī huī halkī rośnī ne ḍibbe ke andhere ko gahrāne nahī̃ diyā.

     [original: এবার সাহস পেয়ে চোখ খুলে বারীন দেখলেন যে দরজার পর্দার ফাঁক দিয়ে আসা ক্ষীণ আলো কামরার অন্ধকারকে জমাট বাঁধতে দেয়নি।]

     ebar śahoś peẏe cōkh khule barin dekholen je dorjar pordar phãk diẏe aśa khin alō kamrar ondhokarke jomaṭ bãdhote deẏni.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

4. mouthful of food; as much (of anything) as can be tossed or taken into the mouth^[1]
5. each of the lines on a round or nodular object that make it appear divided into sections (e.g., the naturally-formed stripes on fruits such as melons)^[2][3] (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

फाँक • (phā̃k)

1. inflection of फाँकना (phā̃knā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular intimate present imperative

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “फाँक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 680
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “फाँक”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 480