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Phalura
Etymology
Ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“sterile”), with exact intermediary unknown. Compare Vedic Sanskrit स्तरी (starī, “barren cow”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
istúuri (Perso-Arabic spelling اِستوریۡ)
- barren, sterile (only about female animals)
References
- Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “istúuri”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN