شاپیر

Khowar

Etymology

From Sanskrit शपिता (śapitā, “cursed”), which became the word for wolf due to taboo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕɑpiɾ/

Noun

شاپیر (šapír)

1. wolf

References

• Elena Bashir, Maula Nigah, Rahmat Karim Baig (2022) “شاپیر”, 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.