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Phalura
Etymology
Probably from Sanskrit *क्षाणित (kṣāṇita, “sifted, strained, fallen”), from *क्षन् (kṣan, “to sift”). Cognate with Kalami ڄان (c̣hān, “oak leaves, oak foliage”), Kashmiri छा॑ञू॒ (chā॑ñū॒, “sifting, straining, knocking down walnuts from a tree”), Hindi छानना (chānnā, “to sift”), and perhaps Proto-Iranian *šan- (“to shake”).
Pronunciation
Noun
c̣hóoṇ f (Perso-Arabic spelling ڇھوݨ)
- (silver) oak, Quercus leucotrichophora (a common evergreen tree on the lower slopes in and around populated areas; its foliage is used for fodder and its wood for fuel)
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References
- Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “c̣hóoṇ”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*kṣaṇati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 189