baṭoošaáṇṭ

Phalura

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wert-

Sanskrit वृत् (vṛt)der.

Phalura báaṭ

Sanskrit *शोट्ठ (śoṭṭha)

Phalura baṭoošaáṇṭ

Compound of báaṭ (“stone”) +‎ Sanskrit *शोट्ठ (śoṭṭha, “stick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʈooɕaáɳʈ/

Noun

baṭoošaáṇṭ f (Perso-Arabic spelling بٹوشانٹ)

1. slingshot

Declension

Declension of baṭoošaáṇṭ (i-decl w/ length alternation)
	singular	plural
nominative	baṭoošaáṇṭ	baṭoošaṇṭí
oblique	baṭoošaṇṭí	baṭoošaṇṭíim

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “baṭoošaáṇṭ”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*śōṭṭha²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 732