basaánd
Phalura
editEtymology
editFrom Sanskrit वसन्त (vasanta, “spring season (masc)”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbasaánd m (Perso-Arabic spelling بساند)
- spring
- can also refer more specifically to the first part of spring (a 40-day period) when days are warmer and plants begin to grow and flowers blossom (appr. 1 Apr-10 May)
Inflection
edita-decl (Obl, pl): basandá
Alternative forms
editReferences
edit- Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “basaánd”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press