ispinatsalá

Phalura

Etymology

From Pashto [script needed] (spiina ; Pashto '40 days of extreme heat, cold or rain').

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ispinatsalá/

Noun

ispinatsalá m (Perso-Arabic spelling اِسپِنہ څلہ)

1. early winter
2. a 40-day period during which the weather is turning cold and there is possibility of snow fall (1 Dec-10 Jan)

Alternative forms

• ispintsala (Biori)

References

• Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN