aakaaghuúṛ

Phalura

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Sanskrit आ (ā)

Proto-Indo-European *kʷeḱ-

Sanskrit काश् (kāś)

Sanskrit काश (kāśa)

Sanskrit आकाश (ākāśa)

Phalura aaghaá

Sanskrit घुरति (ghurati)

Phalura aakaaghuúṛ

Compound of aaghaá (“sky”) +‎ Sanskrit घुरति (ghurati, “to cry out”). The second component is uncertain; compare Hindi घुड़कना (ghuṛaknā, “to growl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aakaaɡhuúɽ/

Noun

aakaaghuúṛ f (Perso-Arabic spelling آکاگُھوڑ)

1. thunder

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “aakaaghuúṛ”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN