फफोला (phapholaa)

noun A physical blister on the skin, usually from a burn, friction, or rubbing (like from tight shoes or hard manual work) (phapholaa).
Sense 1 : blister
noun, masculine
Synonyms: छाला (chhaalaa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear this word a lot in the context of new shoes (नए जूतों से पैर में फफोले पड़ गए, nae jooton se pair men phaphole pad gae, 'blisters formed on the feet from new shoes') or from manual labor and cooking accidents -- hot tawa, boiling milk, that sort of thing. The verb that pairs naturally with it is पड़ना (padnaa, 'to form/occur'), as in फफोला पड़ना (phapholaa padnaa), giving the sense that a blister 'befalls' you rather than you 'getting' it actively.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse this with छाला (chhaalaa) thinking one is formal and one casual -- in everyday Delhi-NCR speech both are used interchangeably for a skin blister, so there is no real register difference to worry about.
Sample Sentences:
नए जूतों से मेरे पैर में फफोला पड़ गया। A blister formed on my foot because of new shoes.
(nae jooton se mere pair men phapholaa pad gayaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
गरम तवे को छूने से उसकी उंगली पर फफोला पड़ गया। A blister formed on her finger from touching the hot griddle.
(garam tave ko chhoone se uskii unglii par phapholaa pad gayaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर तुम ऐसे नंगे पैर चलते रहे तो पैरों में फफोले पड़ जाएंगे। If you keep walking barefoot like this, you'll get blisters on your feet.
(agar tum aise nange pair chalte rahe to pairon men phaphole pad jaaenge।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
मजदूरों के हाथों में दिन भर की खुदाई से फफोले पड़ जाते हैं। The laborers get blisters on their hands from a full day of digging.
(majdooron ke haathon men din bhar kii khudaaii se phaphole pad jaate hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसके हाथ पर फफोला पड़ा हुआ है, उबलता दूध छलक गया था। There's a blister on his hand -- boiling milk had spilled on it.
(uske haath par phapholaa padaa huaa hai, ubaltaa doodh chhalak gayaa thaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
डॉक्टर ने कहा कि फफोले को फोड़ना नहीं चाहिए, वरना संक्रमण हो सकता है। The doctor said that you shouldn't pop the blister, or it could get infected.
(doktar ne kahaa ki phaphole ko phodnaa nahiin chaahie, varnaa sankrman ho saktaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर तुमने वो जलता हुआ बर्तन बिना कपड़े के पकड़ा होता, तो हाथ में बड़ा फफोला पड़ जाता। If you had grabbed that hot pot without a cloth, you would have gotten a huge blister on your hand.
(agar tumne vo jaltaa huaa bartan binaa kapde ke pakdaa hotaa, to haath men badaa phapholaa pad jaataa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
फफोले पर बैंड-एड लगा लो, नहीं तो और छिल जाएगा। Put a band-aid on the blister, or else it'll get more scraped up.
(phaphole par baind-ed lagaa lo, nahiin to aur chhil jaaegaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
पैर के फफोले की वजह से चलने में बहुत दर्द हो रहा था। It was hurting a lot to walk because of the blister on my foot.
(pair ke phaphole kii vajah se chalne men bahut dard ho rahaa thaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
गर्म कड़ाही से फफोला पड़ने की संभावना हमेशा रहती है, इसलिए सावधानी बरतें। There's always a chance of getting a blister from a hot pan, so exercise caution.
(garm kadaahii se phapholaa padne kii sambhaavnaa hameshaa rahtii hai, islie saavdhaanii barten।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): फफोला (phapholaa)
(sg.m.oblique): फफोले (phaphole)
(pl.m.direct): फफोले (phaphole)
(pl.m.oblique): फफोलों (phapholon)