leewóo

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit लापयति (lāpayati, “causes to cling or settle on”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leewóo/

Verb

leewóo (transitive, Perso-Arabic spelling لیوو)

1. to lie, tell lies

Inflection

L:a (Prs): leewaáanu, (Pfv): leewóolu, (Cv): leewaá, (Imp): leewá

Alternative forms

• leewúu (Biori)

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