Phalura

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit जीव (jīva, any living being, vital breath; life (masc, neut)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ǰhií~ f (Perso-Arabic spelling جِھیں)

  1. (head) louse

Inflection

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a-decl (Obl, pl): ǰhi~á

References

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  • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “ǰhií~”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ǰhií~”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press