Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA person who keeps bluffing or does empty boasting · A person who makes false promises
Borrowed from Hindi फेंकू (phẽkū), from फेंकना (phẽknā, “to throw”).
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- Borrowed-form mentionफेंकूhi
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