Phalura

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit *ग्रैविय (graiviya, relating to the neck).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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geerái f (Perso-Arabic spelling گیرئیۡ)

  1. necklace

Inflection

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a-decl (Pl): geerée

References

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