dhrúuk

Phalura

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dews-?

Proto-Indo-European *dus-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *duš-

Sanskrit दुस्- (dus-)

Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-

Sanskrit गम् (gam)

Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂-

Sanskrit गा (gā)

Sanskrit -ग (-ga)

Sanskrit दुर्ग (durga)

Phalura dhrúuk

Inherited from Sanskrit दुर्ग (durga). However, Dardic cognates are lacking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drhúuk/

Noun

dhrúuk m (Perso-Arabic spelling دھرُوک)

1. stream
2. streambed, gorge

Declension

Declension of dhrúuk (a-decl)
	singular	plural
nominative	dhrúuk	dhrúuka
oblique	dhrúuka	dhrúukam

Alternative forms

• dhráak (Biori)

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “dhrúuk”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “durgá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 367