Phalura

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit *खुश्श (khuśśa, depraved, mad, inebriate). Cognate with Kashmiri کھۆش (khoś, left-handed).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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khúšu (Perso-Arabic spelling کُھشوۡ)

  1. left
  2. left-handed

Inflection

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Reg (Fem): khúši

References

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