púuntu

Phalura

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps inherited from Sanskrit पूर्ण (pūrṇá, “filled, full”), with some additional derivational suffix.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /púunto/

Adjective

púuntu (feminine púunti, Perso-Arabic spelling پُونتوۡ)

  1. full, filled up
    Synonyms: puunǰí, purá

References

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