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Phalura
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀽𑀝 (*būṭa, “bush, plant”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). Cognate with Hindi बूटा (būṭā, “bush”), Romani buro (“thornbush”). Dardic cognates are lacking. Compare Classical Persian بوتَه (bōta, “bush”).
Pronunciation
Noun
búṭi f (Perso-Arabic spelling بُٹیۡ)
- small plant
Declension
| Declension of búṭi (m-decl)
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plural
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búṭi
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búṭim
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búṭi
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búṭim
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References
- Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “búṭi”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*būṭa²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 527