ساوڼ

Pashto

Alternative forms

• ساونړ (sāwaṇṇṛ)

Etymology

From Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀯𑀡 (sāvaṇa), from Sanskrit श्रावण (śrāvaṇa).

Noun

ساوڼ • (sāwaṇ) m

1. (Peshawar) Shraavana

Further reading

• Aslanov, M. G. (1985) “ساوڼ”, in Puštu-russkij slovarʹ [Pashto–Russian Dictionary], 2nd edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk
• Henry Walter Bellew (1867) A Grammar of the Puḵḵẖto Or Pukshto Language‎^[1], W.H. Allen&Company, page 113
• Raverty, H. G. (1867) “ساونړ”, in A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans: with remarks on the originality of the language, and its affinity to other oriental tongues, London: Williams & Nortgate, page 574