c̣hóoṇ

Phalura

Etymology

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Sanskrit *क्षाणित (kṣāṇita)

Phalura c̣hóoṇ

Probably from Sanskrit *क्षाणित (kṣāṇita, “sifted, strained, fallen”), from *क्षन् (kṣan, “to sift”). Cognate with Kalami ڄان (c̣hān, “oak leaves, oak foliage”), Kashmiri छा॑ञू॒ (chā॑ñū॒, “sifting, straining, knocking down walnuts from a tree”), Hindi छानना (chānnā, “to sift”), and perhaps Proto-Iranian *šan- (“to shake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʈʂʰóoɳ/

Noun

c̣hóoṇ f (Perso-Arabic spelling ڇھوݨ)

1. (silver) oak, Quercus leucotrichophora (a common evergreen tree on the lower slopes in and around populated areas; its foliage is used for fodder and its wood for fuel)

Declension

Declension of c̣hóoṇ (a-decl)
	singular	plural
nominative	c̣hóoṇ	c̣hóoṇa
oblique	c̣hóoṇa	c̣hóoṇam

Alternative forms

• c̣háaṇ (Biori)

Derived terms

• c̣haaṇbharó
• c̣héeṇi

 

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “c̣hóoṇ”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*kṣaṇati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 189