pičhílu

Phalura

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पिच्छिल (picchilá, “slimy, slippery”). Cognate with Shina [script needed] (phĭčīlŭ, “smooth”), Dameli sliding (pečili).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pitɕʰílo/

Adjective

pičhílu (feminine pičhíli, Perso-Arabic spelling پِچِھلوۡ)

1. slippery

References

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