phalúuṛu

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Phalura

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit फल (phala, fruit (neut); *grain; seed of a fruit; spot on a dice) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀉𑀓- (-uka-) + -𑀟- (-ḍa-).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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phalúuṛu m (Perso-Arabic spelling پھلُوڑوۡ)

  1. grain

Inflection

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a-decl (Obl, pl): phalúuṛa

Adjective

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phalúuṛu (feminine phalúuṛi, Perso-Arabic spelling پھلُوڑوۡ)

  1. (by extension) sole, only

References

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  • 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) “phála¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press