Khowar edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit लिहति (lihati, to lick), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- (to lick). Cognate with Kalasha ḷíik, Konkani लेंव्चे (leuvce), Persian لیسیدن (lisidan), Russian лиза́ть (lizátʹ), English lick.

Verb edit

لىٔک (liík)

  1. to lick

References edit

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