फफोला

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *प्रस्फोट (prasphoṭa, literally “bursting forth”). Cognate to Gujarati ફફોલો (phapholo).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pʰə.pʰoː.lɑː/, [pʰɐ.pʰoː.läː]

Noun

फफोला • (phapholā) m

1. blister; pimple

   Synonyms: छाला (chālā), आबला (āblā)

2. bubble

   Synonym: बुलबुला (bulbulā)

Declension

	singular	plural
direct	फफोला phapholā	फफोले phaphole
oblique	फफोले phaphole	फफोलों phapholõ
vocative	फफोले phaphole	फफोलो phapholo

Declension of फफोला (masc ā-stem)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “फफोला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prasphōṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press