plʾhwklt

Middle Persian

Etymology

From [script needed] (frāx) +‎ klt (kard).

Identified in a review article with the Indian Ocean. Compare also Sogdian [script needed] (βrʾš kyrʾn /⁠frāš kirān⁠/, “the cosmic ocean”) and [script needed] (frʾškyrʾn /⁠frāškirān⁠/, “south”), which are missed in the article.

Proper noun

plʾhwklt • (Frāxkard)

1. (Iranian mythology) the cosmic ocean

Synonyms

• [script needed] (Warkaš)

References

• http://www.ensani.ir/storage/Files/20170130112842-9707-252.pdf
• http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/fraxkard-
• Gharib, B. (1995) “βrʾš kyrʾn”, in Sogdian dictionary: Sogdian–Persian–English, Tehran: Farhangan Publications, page 107a
• Gharib, B. (1995) “frʾškyrʾn”, in Sogdian dictionary: Sogdian–Persian–English, Tehran: Farhangan Publications, page 153b