lhoílu

Palula

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit *लोहिल (*lohila), from लो॒ह (lohá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós, from *h₁rewdʰ- + *-ós.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /lhojlo/

    Adjective

    lhoílu (feminine lhoíli, Perso-Arabic spelling لھوئِلوۡ)

    1. red
    Colors in Palula · ráang (layout · text)
         paṇáaru           kriṣíṇu
                 lhoílu                           zeṛ
                              níilu             
                              aaghaabáanu              níilu
                                          

    Noun

    lhoílu ? (Perso-Arabic spelling لھوئِلوۡ)

    1. (by extension, in the plural) money (i.e. red like the 100 rupee note)

    Alternative forms

    References

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