Phalura edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit *ग्रैविय (graiviya, relating to the neck).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

geerái f (Perso-Arabic spelling گیرئیۡ)

  1. necklace

Inflection edit

a-decl (Pl): geerée

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