c̣haár

Phalura

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰer-
    Proto-Indo-Aryan *gẓʰar-
    Sanskrit क्षर् (kṣar)
    Proto-Indo-European *-os
    Sanskrit -अ (-a)
    Sanskrit क्षर (kṣara)
    Phalura c̣haár

    Inherited from Sanskrit क्षर (kṣara, “melting away; cloud; water”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʈʂʰaár, ʂaár/

    Noun

    c̣haár f (Perso-Arabic spelling ڇھار)

    1. waterfall

    Declension

    Declension of c̣haár (i-decl w/ length alternation)
    singular plural
    nominative c̣haár c̣harí
    oblique c̣harí c̣haríim

    Alternative forms

    References

    • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “c̣haár”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kṣará”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 190
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