lhoílu

Phalura

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *लोहिल (lohila, “red”) (compare लोहित (lohita)), from लोह (lohá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lhojlo/

Adjective

lhoílu (feminine lhoíli, Perso-Arabic spelling لھوئِلوۡ)

1. red

Related terms

Colors in Phalura · ráang (layout · text)

paṇáaru		kriṣíṇu
lhoílu		zeṛ
	níilu
	aaghaabáanu	níilu

Noun

lhoílu (Perso-Arabic spelling لھوئِلوۡ)

1. (by extension, in the plural) money (i.e. red like the 100 rupee note)

Alternative forms

• lohílu, lhoyílu (Biori)

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) “*lōhila”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press