lhéṇḍu

Phalura

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀮𑁂𑀡𑁆𑀟 (*leṇḍa). Cognate with Dameli [script needed] (lyēṇḍa, “bald”), Southeast Pashayi [script needed] (lenḍá, “bald”), Ashkun [script needed] (lέṇḍe, “bald”), and probably also Kamkata-viri [script needed] (lāṇá, “bald”), Kamviri [script needed] (lāṇá, “bald”), Kalasha [script needed] (lāṇḍra, “hairless”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lhéɳɖo/

Adjective

lhéṇḍu (feminine lhéṇḍi, Perso-Arabic spelling لھیۡنڈوۡ)

bald

Noun

lhéṇḍu (feminine lhéṇḍi, Perso-Arabic spelling لھیۡنڈوۡ)

the bald one

References

Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “lhéṇḍu”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*liṭṭa¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Strand, Richard F. (2016) Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎^[2]