khúšu

Phalura

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कुश (kuśa, “depraved, mad, inebriate”). Cognate with Kashmiri کھۆش (khoś, “left-handed”), Shina [script needed] (kuś, “one-armed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰúɕo/

Adjective

khúšu (feminine khúši, Perso-Arabic spelling کُھشوۡ)

1. left
2. left-handed

References

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