gíra

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Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit *घिर् (ghir, go round).

Pronunciation

Verb

gíra (intransitive, Perso-Arabic spelling گِرہ)

  1. to turn around
  2. turn into
  3. walk (around)
  4. run

Inflection

L:cons (Prs): giráanu, (Pfv): girílu, (Cv): girí, (Imp): gir

Alternative forms

References

  • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “gíra”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎, Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gíra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press