khooṇṣíi

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit *स्कोषति (skoṣati, “plucks out, pokes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰooɳʂíi/

Verb

khooṇṣíi (transitive, Perso-Arabic spelling کھونݜی)

1. to dig

Inflection

L:e (Prs): khooṇṣáanu, (Pfv): khooṇṣílu, (Cv): khooṇṣí, (Imp): khooṇṣá

References

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