𑀨𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀼𑀲

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀨𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀺𑀲 (phipphisa)
  • 𑀨𑁄𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀲 (phŏpphasa), 𑀨𑁄𑀨𑀲 (phophasa)
  • 𑀨𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀲 (phĕpphasa), 𑀨𑁂𑀨𑀲 (phephasa)

Etymology

Etymology tree
Sanskrit फुप्फुस (phupphusa)
Prakrit 𑀨𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀼𑀲

    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

    𑀨𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀼𑀲 (phupphusa) n (Devanagari फुप्फुस) [1][2]

    1. lung

    Descendants

    Inherited
    • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Hindustani:
        • Hindi: फप्फस (phapphas, “swollen”), फफसा (phaphsā)
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Odia: ଫୁଫୁସ (phuphusa)
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
      • Sinhalese: පපු (papu)
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
      • >? Nepali: फोक्सो (phokso)
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Kachchi: ફેફસો (phephso)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Marathi: फोपीस (phopīs)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
    • → Pashto: پړپوس (paṛpus)
    Extended with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-)
    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Kachchi: ફિપફડ઼ (phipphaṛ)
      • Punjabi:
        Gurmukhi script: ਫੇਫੜਾ (phephṛā)
        Shahmukhi script: پھیپھْڑا (phephṛā)
      • Sindhi:
        Arabic script: ڦِڦَڙَ (phiphaṛa)
        Devanagari script: फिफड़ (phiphaṛa)

    References

    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
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