sáamu

Phalura

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सामक (sāmaka), vṛddhi derivative of सम (samá) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Cognate with Dameli [script needed] (sam, “equal to, like”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sáamu/

Adjective

sáamu (feminine séemi, Perso-Arabic spelling ساموۡ)

1. like, equal to

References

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