ghʌ̀ṽ

Indus Kohistani

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-der.?
Sanskrit घ॒न (ghaná)
Indus Kohistani ghʌ̀ṽ

    Inherited from Sanskrit घ॒न (ghaná),[1] possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-. Turner proposes an intermediate *घान (*ghāna).[2]

    Adjective

    ghʌ̀ṽ[1]

    1. big, large
    2. loud
    3. elder, older

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Claus Peter Zoller (2005), “ghʌ̀ṽ”, in A Grammar and Dictionary of Indus Kohistani: Dictionary (Trends in Linguistics. Documentation [TiLDOC]), volume 1, Berlin: Claus Peter Zoller, →ISBN, page 151
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ghaná²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 238
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