kooṭáaṭu

== Palula == === Etymology === Unknown. Perhaps a sound-symbolic alternation of koomáalu (“soft”), with which it shares syllabic structure and vowels. Compare the probably unrelated Savi [script needed] (khákeṛa, “hard”), Dameli [script needed] (kakər̆, “hard”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kooʈáaʈu/ === Adjective === kooṭáaṭu (feminine kooṭéeṭi, Perso-Arabic spelling کوٹاٹوۡ) hard Antonyms: koomáalu, lúungu === References === Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “kooṭáaṭu”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN