falaankí

Phalura

Etymology

Borrowed from Pashto [script needed] (falaanaey, palaankii), from Persian [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /falaaŋkí/, /pʰalaaŋkí/

Adjective

falaankí (invariable, Perso-Arabic spelling فلانکیۡ)

1. a certain (unnamed) person
2. so-and-so

Alternative forms

• falaaní

References

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