ٻولڻ

Sindhi

Alternative forms

• ٻۇٿا (ḇūthā)

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?], from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀤𑀺 (bolladi), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮𑁆 (*boll, “to speak, utter”).

Cognates

Assamese বোল (bül), Bengali বলা (bola), Gujarati બોલવું (bolvũ), Hindustani بولْنا / बोलना (bolnā), Kachchi બોલણૂ (bolṇū), Kashmiri बोलुन (bōlun), Marathi बोलणे (bolṇe), Marwari बोलणौ (bolṇau), Nepali बोल्नु (bolnu), Odia ବୋଲିବା (bolibā), and Punjabi بولݨا / ਬੋਲਣਾ (bolṇā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɓoː.lə.ɳʊ/
• Rhymes: -ʊ
• Hyphenation: ٻو‧لَ‧ڻُ

Noun

ٻولَڻُ • (ḇolaṇu) (Devanagari ॿोलणु)

1. to speak, talk
2. to agree

Further reading

• Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “ٻولَڻُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society