bakaraál

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Phalura

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Etymology

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    From Sanskrit बर्कर (barkara) + पाल (pāla).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    bakaraál m (Perso-Arabic spelling بکرال)

    1. shepherd
    2. goatherd

    Inflection

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    Declension of bakaraál (aan-decl)
    singular plural
    nominative bakaraál bakaraalaán, bakaraalá
    oblique bakaraalá bakaraaloóm, bakaraalaanoóm

    References

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    • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “bakaraál”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*barkarapāla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 517