Endr

Waigali

Alternative forms

  • Indr (Nisheigram, Zhonchigal)

Etymology

Related to Sanskrit इन्द्र (indra) and Avestan 𐬌𐬧𐬛𐬭𐬀 (iṇdra, name of a daeva). Semantic analysis suggests it may have been influenced by post-Vedic Indo-Aryan parallel to Sanskrit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈendɾ/

Proper noun

Endr (Nisheigram)

  1. Indra

References

  • Jakob Halfmann (2023) Nuristani Theonyms in Light of Historical Phonology, in Roots of Peristan, Rome, Italy, page 336
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