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Phalura
Etymology
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “We shouldn't reconstruct Sanskrit *भब्बा (bhabbā) since the cognates are all Dardic. However, we haven't reconstructed Proto-Dardic yet since the family isn't really a coherent grouping.”
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Cognate with Romani phabaj.
Pronunciation
Noun
babaáy f (Perso-Arabic spelling ببائیۡ)
- apple
Inflection
Declension of babaáy (i-decl w/ length alternation)
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singular
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plural
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babaáy
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babayí
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babayí
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babayíim
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References
- Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “babaáy”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*bhabbā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 534