basaánd

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit वसन्त (vasanta, “spring season (masc)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /basaánd, basaán/

Noun

basaánd m (Perso-Arabic spelling بساند)

1. spring
2. 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

a-decl (Obl, pl): basandá

Alternative forms

• basán (Biori)

References

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