kriṣíṇu

Palula

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kers-
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *kr̥snós
Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥šnás
Sanskrit कृ॒ष्ण (kṛṣṇá)
Palula kriṣíṇu

    Inherited from Sanskrit कृ॒ष्ण (kṛṣṇá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥šnás, from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥snós, from *kers- + *-nós.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kriʂíɳo/, /kiʂíɳo/

    Adjective

    kriṣíṇu (feminine kriṣíṇi, Perso-Arabic spelling کرِݜِݨوۡ)

    1. black

    Alternative forms

    References

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