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I once dated a Turk whose first name was Tufan. He told me it meant typhoon.
Omigosh, Jackie, you have a past! And here I was thinking you'd married your high school sweetheart.
Actually, the word 'tufan' is probably of Arabic/Persian origin. The only reason I say this is that toophan (as it is conventionally spelt in India) means a violent storm in Hindi/Urdu.
For Sankritised Hindi, perhaps Sheegrataa will do - meaning 'with speed', or rapidity.
For parodic 'pure' Hindi, try Lohapat gamini - 'iron-path traveller' (train).
Laukar - 'quickly' or 'hurry' in Marathi.
Vaaraa - 'wind' in Marathi. Hawa is the same thing in Hindi.
Vajra (Sanskrit) - thunderbolt.
For pronunciation, please note that in virtually all Indian languages there is no distinction between 'w' and 'v' - the sound is produced by the lips alone, without the upper teeth resting on the lower lip. (You will figure out that a similar 'confusion' therefore affects 'f', which sounds more like 'pph'.)
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