پھى

Khowar

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्फ्य (sphya, “oar; flat piece of wood”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pīn. Related to پھیو (phiyu, “spade”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰíː/

Noun

پھى (phíi)

1. wooden spade
2. a shovel used for shovelling snow

References

• Elena Bashir, Maula Nigah, Rahmat Karim Baig (2005) “پھى”, in A digital Khowar-English dictionary with audio, Chicago: South Asia Language and Area Center, University of Chicago.