Phalura edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit दिष्टि (diṣṭi, a measure of length (fem)).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

diṣṭ f (Perso-Arabic spelling دِݜٹ)

  1. hand-span (as a measure)

Inflection edit

i-decl (Obl, pl): -í

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) “diṣṭ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press