phū̃k·nā I. vi to puff: जोर से ~ to puff violently; △ फूँक- फूँककर पैर/क़दम रखना to proceed with caution, to look before you leap. II. vt कान में कुछ ~ to whisper smth into one's ears; घर फूँक देना to set the house on fire; चूल्हा ~ to light up a stove; पैसा/सम्पत्ति ~ to squander money/property; शंख ~ to blow the conch-shell; शव ~ cremate a dead body.