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Khowar
Etymology
From Sanskrit पुनाति (punāti), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *punáHti, from Proto-Indo-European *pu-né-H-ti (“to cleanse, purify”).
Verb
پھُنیک (phuník)
- (transitive) to winnow
References
- Elena Bashir, Maula Nigah, Rahmat Karim Baig (2022) “پھُنیک”, 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.