káaṇḍu

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit कण्टक (kaṇṭaka, “thorn; anything pointed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaaɳɖu/

Noun

káaṇḍu m (Perso-Arabic spelling کانڈوۡ)

1. thorn

Inflection

a-decl (Obl, pl): -a

References

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