míiš

Palula

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit म॒नु॒ष्य॑ (manuṣyà), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *manušíyas, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-us-i-yōs, from *mon-. Cognate with Kalami مِیش (mīš).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /míiɕ/

    Noun

    míiš m (Perso-Arabic spelling مِیش)

    1. man
    2. person

    Declension

    Declension of míiš (a-decl)
    singular plural
    nominative míiš míiša
    oblique míiša míišam

    Alternative forms

    References

    • Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “míiš”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “manuṣyà”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 564