iṣṭú

Palula

Etymology

    Borrowed from Khowar اُوشْٹُو (ušṭú), from Sanskrit इष्ट॑का (íṣṭakā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ištaH.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /iʂʈú/

    Noun

    iṣṭú m (Perso-Arabic spelling اِݜٹوۡ)

    1. brick

    Declension

    Declension of iṣṭú (a-decl ending in -í or -ú)
    singular plural
    nominative iṣṭú iṣṭuá
    oblique iṣṭú iṣṭuóom

    References

    • Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “iṣṭú”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “íṣṭakā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 72