piṇḍúuru

Phalura

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀟𑀭 (*piṇḍara, “round like a lump”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piɳɖúuro/

Adjective

piṇḍúuru (feminine piṇḍúuri, Perso-Arabic spelling پِنڈُوروۡ)

1. round

References

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