ghraást

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit ग्रस्त्र̥ (grastrḁ, “swallower (of sun and moon) (masc)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrhaást/

Noun

ghraást m (Perso-Arabic spelling گھراست)

1. wolf (or predatory animal in general)

Inflection

a-decl (Obl, pl): ghrastá

Alternative forms

• ghrast (Biori)

References

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