šúku

Palula

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit शुष्क॑ (śúṣka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews- + *-kos.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɕúko/

    Verb

    šúku (Perso-Arabic spelling شُکوۡ)

    1. masculine singular perfective of šúša: dried (out)

    Adjective

    šúku (feminine šúki, Perso-Arabic spelling شُکوۡ)

    1. dry

    References

    • Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “šúku”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śúṣka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 727