dandoór

Phalura

Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit दन्त (danta)der.?

Phalura dandoór

Uncertain. Perhaps from Sanskrit दन्तुर (danturá, “having projecting teeth”), from दन्त (dantá, “tooth”). Cognate with Shina [script needed] (dandur, “sort of harrow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dandoór/

Noun

dandoór m (Perso-Arabic spelling دندور)

1. small ridge

Declension

Declension of dandoór (a-decl w/ accent shift)
	singular	plural
nominative	dandoór	dandoorá
oblique	dandoorá	dandooróom

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “dandoór”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “danturá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 352