پھى

Khowar

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्फ्य (sphya, “oar; flat piece of wood”). Related to پھیو (phiyu, “spade”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰíː/

Noun

پھى (phi)

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

References

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