اوشٹو

Khowar

Alternative forms

  • اِیشْٹُو (išṭú)[1]

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ištaH
Sanskrit इष्ट॑का (íṣṭakā)
Khowar اوشٹو

    Inherited from Sanskrit इष्ट॑का (íṣṭakā),[2] from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ištaH.

    Noun

    اُوشْٹُو (ušṭú)[1][3]

    1. brick
      Synonym: خھیرتھی

    Descendants

    • → Palula: iṣṭú
    • → Yazghulami: [script needed] (uštu), [script needed] (uštū)[4]

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bashir, Elena (2023), “ušṭú”, in “Khowar-English Lexicon – with Cultural and Etymological Notes”, in Himalayan Linguistics Archive‎[1], volume 12, page 143
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “íṣṭakā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 72
    3. ^ Chitrali, Rehmat Aziz (2023), “اوشٹو”, in Khowar–Urdu-English Dictionary (in Torwali), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2019.
    4. ^ Morgenstierne, Georg (1938), “'uštu”, in Iranian Pamir Languages (Indo-Iranian Frontier Languages), volume II, Oslo: Instituttet for Sammenlignende Kulturforskning; H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), page Í9Β
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