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Phalura
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit नव (náva, “new, young”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).
Pronunciation
Adjective
náawu (feminine néewi, Perso-Arabic spelling ناووۡ)
- new
- Synonym: lúungu
- Antonym: puróoṇu
References
- Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “náawu”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “náva¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press