baṭoošaáṇṭ

Phalura edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit *शोट्ठ (śoṭṭha, stick).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

baṭoošaáṇṭ f (Perso-Arabic spelling بٹوشانٹ)

  1. sling-shot

Inflection edit

i-decl (Obl, pl): baṭoošaṇṭí

References edit

  • Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “baṭoošaáṇṭ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press