kooṭáaṭu

Phalura

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps a sound-symbolic alternation of koomáalu (“soft”), with which it shares syllabic structure and vowels.

Compare the probably unrelated Savi [script needed] (khákeṛa, “hard”), Dameli [script needed] (kakər̆, “hard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kooʈáaʈu/

Adjective

kooṭáaṭu (feminine kooṭéeṭi, Perso-Arabic spelling کوٹاٹوۡ)

1. hard

   Antonyms: koomáalu, lúungu

References

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