ǰhaáṭ

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Phalura

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀛𑀸𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*jhāṭṭha, “hair”). Cognate with Savi (žāṭ, “hair”), Palesi Shina (žaṭh, “goat's hair”), Kashmiri زَٹھ (zaṭh, “combings”), Hindi झाँट (jhā̃ṭ, “pubic hair”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ǰhaáṭ f (Perso-Arabic spelling جھاٹ)

  1. goat's hair
  2. fur

Inflection

i-decl (Obl (pl)): ǰhaṭí

Alternative forms

References

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