kháaṇ

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “broken, crippled; having gaps or chasms; fragment (masc.neut)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰáaɳ/

Noun

kháaṇ m (Perso-Arabic spelling کھاݨ)

1. mountain
2. mountain pass
3. Lowari Pass

Inflection

a-decl (Obl, pl): -a

Alternative forms

• khaṇ, rauléi (Biori)

References

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