khúšu

Palula

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कुश (kuśa, “depraved, mad, inebriate”). Cognate with Kashmiri کھۆش (khoś, “left-handed”), Shina [script needed] (kuś, “one-armed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰúɕo/

Adjective

khúšu (feminine khúši, Perso-Arabic spelling کُھشوۡ)

  1. left
  2. left-handed

References

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