استور

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See also: اسٹور

Khowar[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Persian stwl (/⁠stōr⁠/, horse, mount; large cattle), from Avestan 𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬊𐬭𐬀 (staora, large cattle), from Proto-Iranian *stáwrah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáwras (large domestic animal, cattle), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)táwros (wild bull, aurochs).

Noun[edit]

استور (istór)

  1. horse

References[edit]

  • Elena Bashir, Maula Nigah, Rahmat Karim Baig (2005) “استور”, in A digital Khowar-English dictionary with audio, Chicago: South Asia Language and Area Center, University of Chicago.

Urdu[edit]

Urdu Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From Shina استور (astor).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

اَسْتور (astorm (Hindi spelling अस्तोर)

  1. Astore (a city in Astore district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan)