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Phalura
Etymology
From Sanskrit छादि (chādi, “*covering”).
Pronunciation
Noun
čhíi f (Perso-Arabic spelling چھی)
- ashes
Inflection
a-decl (Obl, pl): -a
References
- Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “čhíi”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “čhíi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press