ghraást
Phalura edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit ग्रस्त्र̥ (grastrḁ, “swallower (of sun and moon) (masc)”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ghraást m (Perso-Arabic spelling گھراست)
- wolf (or predatory animal in general)
Inflection edit
a-decl (Obl, pl): ghrastá
Alternative forms edit
- ghrast (Biori)
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) “ghraást”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press