Wiktionary

شاپیر

Khowar edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit शपिता (śapitā, “cursed”), which became the word for wolf due to taboo.

Noun edit

شاپیر (šapír)

  1. wolf

References edit

  • Elena Bashir, Maula Nigah, Rahmat Karim Baig (2005) “شاپیر”, in A digital Khowar-English dictionary with audio, Chicago: South Asia Language and Area Center, University of Chicago.
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