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Phalura
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit कुश (kuśa, “depraved, mad, inebriate”). Cognate with Kashmiri کھۆش (khoś, “left-handed”), Shina (kuś, “one-armed”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
khúšu (feminine khúši, Perso-Arabic spelling کُھشوۡ)
- left
- left-handed
References
- Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “khúšu”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kuśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press