пухам

Etymology 1
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Verb

 * 1)  to puff, to wheeze, to blow
 * 2)  to swell, to bloat, to get inflated

Usage notes
Less frequently used than Etymology 2.

Etymology 2
Of expressive origin; possibly from Etymology 1 via semantic shift (prompting a shift in transitivity, too) or from the onomatopoeia пу-у-у.

Comparable with,.

Verb

 * 1)  to smack, to thwack with accompanying dull noise
 * 2)  to pat, to dust off (something dusty)
 * 3)  to burst, to blow up (something by striking it)
 * 4)  to startle, to stun, to blow away someone's mind