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déeṇi

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See also: deení and d̪eeni

Phalura

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Etymology

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    Etymology tree
    Sanskrit द॒ण्ड (daṇḍá)
    Phalura déeṇi

    Inherited from Sanskrit द॒ण्ड (daṇḍá, “stick”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). Cognate with Kalami [script needed] (ḍḗṇḍī, “calf of leg, shinbone”).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    déeṇi f (Perso-Arabic spelling دیݨیۡ)

    1. leg (below the knee)

    Declension

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    Declension of déeṇi (m-decl)
    singular plural
    nominative déeṇi déeṇim
    oblique déeṇi déeṇim

    References

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    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “daṇḍá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 350

    Further reading

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    • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “déeṇi”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
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