khooṇṣíi

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Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit *स्कोषति (skoṣati, plucks out, pokes).

Pronunciation

Verb

khooṇṣíi (transitive, Perso-Arabic spelling کھونݜی)

  1. to dig

Inflection

L:e (Prs): khooṇṣáanu, (Pfv): khooṇṣílu, (Cv): khooṇṣí, (Imp): khooṇṣá

References

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