c̣híiri

Palula

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšiHrám
Proto-Indo-Aryan *kṣiHrám
Sanskrit क्षी॒र (kṣīrá)
Proto-Indo-European *-wénts
Sanskrit -वत् (-vat)
Sanskrit क्षीरवत् (kṣīravat)
Palula c̣híiri

    Inherited from Sanskrit क्षीरवत् (kṣīravat, “furnished with milk”), from क्षी॒र (kṣīrá) + -वत् (-vat). By surface analysis, c̣hiír (“milk”) +‎ -i.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʈʂʰíiri/

    Noun

    c̣híiri f (Perso-Arabic spelling ڇِھیری)

    1. udder (of cow)

    Declension

    Declension of c̣híiri (m-decl)
    singular plural
    nominative c̣híiri c̣híirim
    oblique c̣híiri c̣híirim

    References

    • Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “c̣híiri”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kṣīrávant”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 192
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