síndu

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Phalura

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit *स्तिन्त (stinta, wet) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from स्तिम् (stim). Cognate with Punjabi ਥਿੰਦਾ (thindā, greasy).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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síndu (feminine síndi, Perso-Arabic spelling سِندوۡ)

  1. wet
    Antonym: šúku

References

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