babaáy

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Phalura

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “We shouldn't reconstruct Sanskrit *भब्बा (bhabbā) since the cognates are all Dardic. However, we haven't reconstructed Proto-Dardic yet since the family isn't really a coherent grouping.”

Cognate with Romani phabaj.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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babaáy f (Perso-Arabic spelling ببائیۡ)

  1. apple

Inflection

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Declension of babaáy (i-decl w/ length alternation)
singular plural
nominative babaáy babayí
oblique babayí babayíim

Alternative forms

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References

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  • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “babaáy”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*bhabbā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 534