ǰhaáṭ

Phalura

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀛𑀸𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*jhāṭṭha, “hair”). Cognate with Savi [script needed] (žāṭ, “hair”), Palesi Shina [script needed] (žaṭh, “goat's hair”), Kashmiri زَٹھ (zaṭh, “combings”), Hindi झाँट (jhā̃ṭ, “pubic hair”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʑhaáʈ/

Noun

ǰhaáṭ f (Perso-Arabic spelling جھاٹ)

1. goat's hair
2. fur

Inflection

i-decl (Obl (pl)): ǰhaṭí

Alternative forms

• ǰhaṭ (Biori)

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*jhaṇṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press