Khowar

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit लिह् (lih, to lick), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- (to lick). Cognate with Kalasha ḷíik, Konkani लेंव्चे (leuvce), Persian لیسیدن (lisidan), Russian лиза́ть (lizátʹ), English lick.

Verb

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لیئک (liík)

  1. to lick

References

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  • Elena Bashir, Maula Nigah, Rahmat Karim Baig (2022) “لیئک”, in A digital Khowar-English dictionary with audio[1], second edition, Chicago, I.L.: South Asia Language and Area Center, University of Chicago, archived from the original on 2023-01-19.