फेफड़ा (phephdaa)
noun
A concrete noun meaning 'lung', almost always encountered in the plural फेफड़े (phephde) since humans have two; also used figuratively for stamina or loud voice.
Sense
1
:
lung (the organ)
noun, masculine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Doctors and health campaigns (anti-smoking ads, pollution warnings during Delhi's winter smog season) constantly use फेफड़े (phephde) -- it is one of the first body-organ words a learner in North India will hear outside a biology class, thanks to how often air quality comes up in daily conversation here.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often use the singular फेफड़ा (phephdaa) when talking about a person's lungs in general; native speakers default to the plural फेफड़े (phephde) since we have two, e.g. मेरे फेफड़े कमज़ोर हैं (mere phephde kamzor hain, 'my lungs are weak'), even when the underlying point could be about lung health in a general sense.
Sample Sentences:
धूम्रपान से फेफड़े खराब हो जाते हैं।
Smoking damages the lungs.
(dhoomrpaan se phephde kharaab ho jaate hain।)
दिल्ली की हवा फेफड़ों के लिए बहुत खतरनाक है।
Delhi's air is very dangerous for the lungs.
(dillii kii havaa phephdon ke lie bahut khatarnaak hai।)
डॉक्टर ने एक्स-रे में देखा कि उसके फेफड़ों में संक्रमण है।
The doctor saw in the X-ray that there was an infection in his lungs.
(doktar ne eks-re men dekhaa ki uske phephdon men sankrman hai।)
सर्दियों में स्मॉग की वजह से मेरे फेफड़े जल रहे थे।
In winter, my lungs were burning because of the smog.
(sardiyon men smog kii vajah se mere phephde jal rahe the।)
कृपया गहरी सांस लें, ताकि फेफड़ों तक ऑक्सीजन पहुँचे।
Please take a deep breath, so that oxygen reaches the lungs.
(kripyaa gahrii saans len, taaki phephdon tak oksiijan pahunche।)
अगर तुम सिगरेट नहीं छोड़ोगे, तो तुम्हारे फेफड़े और खराब हो जाएंगे।
If you don't quit smoking, your lungs will get even worse.
(agar tum sigret nahiin chhodoge, to tumhaare phephde aur kharaab ho jaaenge।)
काश मेरे फेफड़े इतने कमज़ोर न होते।
I wish my lungs weren't so weak.
(kaash mere phephde itne kamzor n hote।)
प्रदूषण की जांच के दौरान मरीज़ के फेफड़ों की एक्स-रे कराई गई।
During the pollution check-up, the patient's lungs were X-rayed.
(pradooshan kii jaanch ke dauraan mariiz ke phephdon kii eks-re karaaii gaii।)
स्वस्थ फेफड़ों के लिए रोज़ाना व्यायाम करना ज़रूरी है।
For healthy lungs, exercising daily is essential.
(svasth phephdon ke lie rozaanaa vyaayaam karnaa zaroorii hai।)
मुमकिन है कि लंबे समय तक धूल में काम करने से उसके फेफड़े प्रभावित हुए हों।
It's possible that his lungs were affected from working in dust for a long time.
(mumkin hai ki lambe samay tak dhool men kaam karne se uske phephde prabhaavit hue hon।)
फेफड़े हमारे शरीर के सबसे महत्वपूर्ण अंगों में से एक हैं।
The lungs are one of the most important organs of our body.
(phephde hamaare shariir ke sabse mahatvpoorn angon men se ek hain।)
Sense
2
:
stamina/lung capacity, loud voice (figurative)
noun, masculine Used in set phrases like फेफड़े फाड़ना/फाड़कर बोलना (phephde phaadnaa / phephde phaadkar bolnaa, 'to shout at the top of one's lungs') and फेफड़ों में दम होना (phephdon men dam honaa, 'to have the stamina/guts').
Synonyms: दम (dam, overlaps for stamina/breath)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: फेफड़े फाड़कर चिल्लाना (phephde phaadkar chillaanaa, 'to scream at the top of one's lungs') is a vivid, very physical image Hindi reaches for -- much like English 'lung power', but the Hindi phrase leans harder into the sense of the lungs literally tearing from effort, which gives it a slightly more dramatic, almost comic flavor in everyday storytelling.
Common Mistakes: 1) This figurative sense is idiom-bound -- it does not extend freely; you can't casually say 'my lungs are strong' to mean 'I'm brave' outside these set expressions.
Sample Sentences:
वो फेफड़े फाड़कर चिल्लाया, मगर आवाज़ भीड़ के शोर में खो गई।
He screamed at the top of his lungs, but his voice got lost in the noise of the crowd.
(vo phephde phaadkar chillaayaa, magar aavaaz bhiid ke shor men kho gaii।)
इतने बड़े हॉल में बोलने के लिए फेफड़े मज़बूत होने चाहिए।
To speak in such a big hall, you need strong lungs.
(itne bade hol men bolne ke lie phephde mazboot hone chaahie।)
मास्टरजी की आवाज़ पूरे मैदान में गूँजती थी, उनके फेफड़े ही अलग थे।
The teacher's voice used to echo across the whole field, his lung power was just something else.
(maastarjii kii aavaaz poore maidaan men goonjtii thii, unke phephde hii alag the।)
फेफड़े फाड़कर चिल्लाओ, तभी शायद वो सुन पाए।
Scream at the top of your lungs, only then might he hear you.
(phephde phaadkar chillaao, tabhii shaayad vo sun paae।)
अगर मेरे फेफड़े इतने कमज़ोर न होते तो मैं भी नारे लगा पाता।
If my lung power weren't so weak, I could have shouted slogans too.
(agar mere phephde itne kamzor n hote to main bhii naare lagaa paataa।)
पहलवान ने फेफड़े फाड़कर ऐसी दुहाई दी कि पूरा अखाड़ा सन्नाटे में आ गया।
The wrestler let out such a lung-tearing shout that the whole arena fell silent.
(pahalvaan ne phephde phaadkar aisii duhaaii dii ki pooraa akhaadaa sannaate men aa gayaa।)
बच्चे इतनी देर तक चिल्लाते हैं कि लगता है उनके फेफड़ों में कभी दम ही नहीं टूटता।
The children shout for so long, it feels like their lung power never runs out.
(bachche itnii der tak chillaate hain ki lagtaa hai unke phephdon men kabhii dam hii nahiin toottaa।)
नेताजी का भाषण सुनकर लगा कि उनके फेफड़ों में लाउडस्पीकर लगा है।
Listening to the leader's speech, it felt like he had a loudspeaker built into his lungs.
(netaajii kaa bhaashan sunkar lagaa ki unke phephdon men laaudaspiikar lagaa hai।)
जब तक जान में जान है, फेफड़े फाड़कर सच बोलूँगा।
As long as there's breath left in me, I will speak the truth at the top of my lungs.
(jab tak jaan men jaan hai, phephde phaadkar sach boloongaa।)
पुलिस को बुलाने के लिए वो जितनी ज़ोर से फेफड़े फाड़कर चिल्लाई, सब घरों से लोग निकल आए।
She screamed at the top of her lungs to call the police, and people came out of every house.
(pulis ko bulaane ke lie vo jitnii zor se phephde phaadkar chillaaii, sab gharon se log nikal aae।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
फेफड़ा
(phephdaa)
(sg.m.oblique):
फेफड़े
(phephde)
(pl.m.direct):
फेफड़े
(phephde)
(pl.m.oblique):
फेफड़ों
(phephdon)