dheeróoṇ

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Phalura

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Etymology

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Unknown. Perhaps related to Southeast Pashayi [script needed] (ḍēr, heap), Hindi ढेर (ḍher, heap; many), Nepali धेर (dhera, many), all from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀠𑁂𑀭 (*ḍhera, heap, lump).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dheeróoṇ m (Perso-Arabic spelling دھیروݨ)

  1. refuse dump

Declension

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Declension of dheeróoṇ (a-decl)
singular plural
nominative dheeróoṇ dheeróoṇa
oblique dheeróoṇa dheeróoṇam

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ḍhēra¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 317

Further reading

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