Phalura

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit *सूङ्क्ष (sūṅkṣa, straight), probably from सूक्ष्म (sūkṣma).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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c̣húuṇc̣u (feminine c̣húuṇc̣i, Perso-Arabic spelling ڇُھونڇوۡ)

  1. straight
    Antonym: kúulu

References

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  • 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) “*sūṅkṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press