bhus

Irish

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /vˠʊsˠ/
(Aran) IPA^(key): /bˠɞsˠ/
(Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /wʊsˠ/

Noun

bhus

Lenited form of bus.

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit बुस (busa, “chaff, any rubbish”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bhus/

Noun

bhus m (Perso-Arabic spelling بُھس)

straw

Inflection

a-decl (Obl, pl): -a

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) “bhus”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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