Phalura

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit *प्रिषु (priṣu, a partic. noxious insect, (prob.) flea).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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príiṇṣu m (Perso-Arabic spelling پرِینݜوۡ)

  1. flea

Inflection

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a-decl (Obl, pl): príiṇṣa

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