mháalu

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit महल्लक (mahallaka, “old, feeble”). Cognate with Kashmiri مول (mōl).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mháalu/

Noun

mháalu m (Perso-Arabic spelling مھالوۡ)

  1. father
  2. parent

Inflection

a-decl (Obl, pl): mháala

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