díṛi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "diri"

Phalura

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *der-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Sanskrit दृति॑ (dṛ́ti)?

Phalura díṛi

Unknown. Perhaps from Sanskrit दृति॑ (dṛ́ti, “skin of leather”). Compare Dameli [script needed] (drī, “inflated goatskin”), Kalasha [script needed] (dril); but none of these show retroflexion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diɽi/

Noun

díṛi f (Perso-Arabic spelling دِڑیۡ)

1. she-goat (kept in the house and not sent to the pastures)

Declension

Declension of díṛi (m-decl)

	singular	plural
nominative	díṛi	díṛim
oblique	díṛi	díṛim

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “díṛi”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dŕ̥ti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 371