Khowar edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit पुनाति (punāti), from Proto-Indo-European *pu-né-H-ti.

Verb edit

پھُونىک (phuník)

  1. to winnow; to separate grain from chaff by tossing the mixture into the air

References edit

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