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نخوے

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Khowar

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Iranian, perhaps from Classical Persian نَخود (naxōd, chickpea).[1]

Noun

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نَخوے (naxóy)

  1. chickpea (Cicer arietinum)

References

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  1. ^ Morgenstierne, G[eorg] (1936) “Iranian elements in Khowar”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies, University of London[1], volume 8, number 2/3, page 659 of 657–671

Further reading

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  • Elena Bashir, Maula Nigah, Rahmat Karim Baig (2022) “نَخوے”, in A digital Khowar-English dictionary with audio[2], second edition, Chicago, I.L.: South Asia Language and Area Center, University of Chicago, archived from the original on 2023-01-19.