síndu

Phalura

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *स्तिन्त (stinta, “wet”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from स्तिम् (stim). Cognate with Punjabi ਥਿੰਦਾ (thindā, “greasy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /síndo/

Adjective

síndu (feminine síndi, Perso-Arabic spelling سِندوۡ)

1. wet

   Antonym: šúku

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