ਫਲੋਹਾਰੁ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit फलाहार (phalāhāra). Compare Old Marathi 𑘣𑘨𑘰𑘯 (pharāḷa) / फराळ (pharāḷa), Middle Bengali ফলার (pholar).

Noun

ਫਲੋਹਾਰੁ (phalohāru) m

1. diet of fruit (abstaining from food other than fruit)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਫਲੋਹਾਰੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 200.
• “ਫਲੋਹਾਰ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phalāhāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 509