Phalura

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit चुक्कयति (cukkayati, inflicts or suffers pain).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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čukíi (transitive, Perso-Arabic spelling چُکی)

  1. to bite

Inflection

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L:e (Prs): čukáanu, (Pfv): čukílu, (Cv): čukí, (Imp): čuká

References

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