paalúulu

Phalura

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पटोल (paṭola), referring to the Patola Shahis, a dynasty of Buddhist kings ruling from Gilgit. According to oral history, the Palula people migrated from the very region that the Patola Shahis ruled over.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paalúulo/

Adjective

paalúulu (feminine paalúuli, Perso-Arabic spelling پالُولوۡ)

1. Palulo (person)

Noun

paalúulu (feminine paalúuli, Perso-Arabic spelling پالُولوۡ)

1. Palula person

Further reading

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “paalúulu”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[2], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN