šíin
Phalura
editEtymology
editFrom Sanskrit šअयन (šayana, “lying down, bed (neut)”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editšíin m (Perso-Arabic spelling شِین)
- bed (charpoy, string bed)
Inflection
edita-decl (Obl, pl): -a
Alternative forms
edit- šéen (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) “šíin”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Umatilla
editPronoun
editšíin
- associative dual of šín (“who?, whoever”)
References
edit- Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, 2014-2020. Umatilla Language Online Dictionary