móṇḍu

Phalura

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मुण्ड (muṇḍa, “shaved, bald, lopped; hornless; blunt”). Compare Biori Phalura móḍu (“dull”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /móɳɖo/

Adjective

móṇḍu (feminine móṇḍi, Perso-Arabic spelling موۡنڈوۡ)

1. blunt, pointless

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “móṇḍu”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “muṇḍa¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press