basaánd

Phalura

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-Iranian *wasantás

Sanskrit वसन्त (vasanta)

Phalura basaánd

Inherited from Sanskrit वसन्त (vasanta, “spring season”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /basaánd/, /basaán/

Noun

basaánd m (Perso-Arabic spelling بساند)

1. spring
   1. can also refer more specifically to the first part of spring (a 40-day period) when days are warmer and plants begin to grow and flowers blossom (appr. 1 Apr-10 May)

Inflection

Declension of basaánd (a-decl w/ length alternation)
	singular	plural
nominative	basaánd	basandá
oblique	basandá	basandóom

Alternative forms

• basán (Biori)

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “basaánd”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vasantá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 667