sáamu

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Phalura

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सामक (sāmaka), vṛddhi derivative of सम (samá) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Cognate with Dameli (sam, equal to, like).

Pronunciation

Adjective

sáamu (feminine séemi, Perso-Arabic spelling ساموۡ)

  1. like, equal to

References

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