روئیک

Khowar

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit राजायति (rājāyati, “dyes”), from the root रञ्ज् (rañj).

Verb

روئیک (royík) (transitive)

1. to dye

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit रुहति (ruhati), from the root रुह् (ruh, “to grow”).

Verb

رُوئیک (ruík) (intransitive)

1. (of plants, nails, hair) to grow

References

• Elena Bashir, Maula Nigah, Rahmat Karim Baig (2022) “روئیک”, in A digital Khowar-English dictionary with audio‎^[1], second edition, Chicago, I.L.: South Asia Language and Area Center, University of Chicago, archived from the original on 2023-01-19.