nikhíi

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit *निःष्कत्त (niḥṣkatta, “jumps out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nikʰíi/

Verb

nikhíi (intransitive, Perso-Arabic spelling نِکھی)

1. to come out
2. appear
3. happen

Inflection

T (Prs): nikháandu, (Pfv Masc Sg): nikháatu, (Pfv Fem Sg): nikhéeti, (Cv): nikhaí, (Imp): nikhá, nikhée

References

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