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Khowar
Etymology
From Sanskrit स्फ्य (sphya, “oar; flat piece of wood”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)piHn-. Related to پھیو (phiyu, “spade”).
Pronunciation
Noun
پھى (phi)
- wooden spade
- a shovel used for shovelling snow
References
- Elena Bashir, Maula Nigah, Rahmat Karim Baig (2022) “پھى”, in A digital Khowar-English dictionary with audio, second edition, Chicago, I.L.: South Asia Language and Area Center, University of Chicago, archived from the original on 2023-01-19.