ٻوٿ

Sindhi

Alternative forms

  • ٻۇٿا (ḇūthā)

Etymology

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Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀽𑀲𑁆𑀢 (*būsta)
Sindhi ٻوٿ

    Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀽𑀲𑁆𑀢 (*būsta, “lip”). Cognate with Kachchi બૂથ (būth), Kashmiri بُتھ / बुथ (buth), Punjabi بوتھا / ਬੂਥਾ (būthā), Saraiki ٻُوتھا (ḇūthā).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɓuː.t̪ʰʊ/
    • Rhymes: -ʊ
    • Hyphenation: ٻۇ‧ٿُ

    Noun

    ٻۇٿُ • (ḇūthu) m (Devanagari ॿूथु, Khudawadi 𑋕𑋤𑋎𑋣)

    1. (anatomy) mouth
      Synonyms: وات (vāt), مک (mkh)

    Further reading

    • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910), “ٻۇٿُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*būsta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 527
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