ٻوٿ

Sindhi

Alternative forms

  • ٻۇٿا (ḇūthā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *बूस्त (*būsta). Cognate with Kachchi બૂથ (būth), Kashmiri بُتھ / बुथ (buth), Punjabi بوتھا / ਬੂਥਾ (būthā), Saraiki ٻُوتھا (ḇūthā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɓuː.t̪ʰʊ/
  • Rhymes: -ʊ
  • Hyphenation: ٻۇ‧ٿُ

Noun

ٻۇٿُ • (ḇūthu) m (Devanagari ॿूथु)

  1. (anatomy) mouth

Further reading

  • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “ٻۇٿُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*būsta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 527
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