khúṭu

Phalura

Etymology 1

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*kuṭṭha, “knee”). Cognate with Dameli [script needed] (khuṭṭa, “knee”), Shina [script needed] (kúṭho, “knee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰúʈo/

Noun

khúṭu m (Perso-Arabic spelling کُھٹوۡ)

1. leg, knee

Inflection

a-decl (Obl, pl): khúṭa

References

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

Etymology 2

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*khuṭṭa), from Sanskrit खोर (khora, “lame”), खोट (khoṭa). Cognate with Shina [script needed] (khuṛu, “lame”), Dameli [script needed] (khúṭa, “lame”), Kalasha [script needed] (khū́ṭa, “lame”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰúʈo/

Adjective

khúṭu (feminine khúṭi, Perso-Arabic spelling کُھٹوۡ)

1. lame (not able to walk normally)

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[2], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khōra¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press