Indo-Aryan pʰuppʰusa [9090]

9090 phupphusa m. 'lungs' Suśr., phuphusa- n. ŚārṅgS., pupphusa- m. lex. [MIA. and NIA. show a, i or u in first two syllables, with or without a suffix -sa-, -ḍa-, -ra-. In P. Or. H. a similar word means 'swollen'. Prob. an onom. (or at least partially onom.) word connected with the sound of blowing or puffing (see phūt, *phūtka- and cf. phupphukāraka- 'panting' lex. EWA ii 398, pupphula- lex.) and with words for 'swelling' cf. prapyasá- AV. and puppuṭa- m. 'swelling of the gums and palate' Suśr. EWA ii 307. — → Psht. paṛpus 'lungs, animal's entrails' EVP 60, Par. papȫ́ 'lung' IIFL i 280]