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Phalura
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀮𑁂𑀡𑁆𑀟 (*leṇḍa). Cognate with Dameli (lyēṇḍa, “bald”), Southeast Pashayi (lenḍá, “bald”), Ashkun (lέṇḍe, “bald”), and probably also Kamkata-viri (lāṇá, “bald”), Kamviri (lāṇá, “bald”), Kalasha (lāṇḍra, “hairless”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
lhéṇḍu (feminine lhéṇḍi, Perso-Arabic spelling لھیۡنڈوۡ)
- bald
Noun
lhéṇḍu (feminine lhéṇḍi, Perso-Arabic spelling لھیۡنڈوۡ)
- the bald one
References
- Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “lhéṇḍu”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*liṭṭa¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Strand, Richard F. (2016) Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon