c̣huúr

Phalura

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kes-

Proto-Indo-European *ksew-

Proto-Indo-European *-rós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšurás

Sanskrit क्षुर (kṣura)

Phalura c̣huúr

From Sanskrit क्षुर (kṣura, “razor; sharp barb of arrow; knife, dagger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʈʂʰuúr/

Noun

c̣huúr f (Perso-Arabic spelling ڇُھور)

1. razor, sharp knife

Declension

Declension of c̣huúr (a-decl)
	singular	plural
nominative	c̣huúr	c̣huúra
oblique	c̣huúra	c̣huúram

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “c̣huúr”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kṣurá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 194