búṭi

Phalura

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀽𑀝 (*būṭa, “bush, plant”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). Cognate with Hindi बूटा (būṭā, “bush”), Romani buro (“thornbush”). Dardic cognates are lacking. Compare Classical Persian بوتَه (bōta, “bush”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /búʈi/

Noun

búṭi f (Perso-Arabic spelling بُٹیۡ)

1. small plant

Declension

Declension of búṭi (m-decl)

	singular	plural
nominative	búṭi	búṭim
oblique	búṭi	búṭim

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “búṭi”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*būṭa²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 527