Wooden Objects

Below is a list of wooden objects. Unless otherwise specified, the forms are in Hunza Burushaski. Click on the play button next to the Burushaski word to hear the audio.

Wooden Objects
English Singular Plural
lid waarisr [waariṣ]

YB. yawarkisr
waariyang [waariyaŋ]

YB. yawarkiya
box for storing wheat tshaghur [cʰaɣur]

YB. tawun
tshaghurisho [cʰaɣurišo]

YB. tawuyu
bread turner muchusrk [mučuṣk]

YB. macyusrk
muchuwang [mučuwaŋ]

YB. macyusrking
roller  ghais [ɣays]
ghaisisho [ɣaysišo]
round flat base for making bread balk [balk]

YB. iskawa
balkong [balkoŋ]

YB. iskawamo
box sandoq [sandoq]

YB. sandoq
sandoquts [sandoquc]

YB. sandoqisyu
cupboard almaari [almaari]

YB. almari
almaariming [almaarimiŋ]

YB. almarimo
shelf taqsha [taqša]

YB. balhkasr
 taqshang [taqšaŋ]

YB. balhkasring
charpoy, cot khatt [kʰaṭ]
khattainc [kʰaṭaync]
basket with a handle kharetti [kʰareṭi]

YB. khareti
kharettimuts [kʰareṭimuc]

YB. kharetimo
box shaped container for dough bire [bire]

YB. hurap
biremuts [biremuc]

YB. hurapisyu
spoon khapun [kʰapun]

YB. khapun, SB. khapun
khapuyo [kʰapuyo]

YB. khapuyu
Rubab (musical instrument) chharda [čʰarda]
chhardang [čʰardaŋ]
table miiz [miiz]

YB. maiz
miizisho [miizišo]

YB. maizisyu
bowl-shaped container for butter pale phata [pale pʰata]
pale phatamuts [pale pʰatamuc]
wooden container for storing food items guddur [guḍur]
guddurisho [guḍurišo]
open cupboard shen [šen]
shen [šen]
sewing maching charq [čarq]
charqiching [čarqičiŋ]
lamp chiraq [čiraq]

YB. diwa
chiraquts [čiraquc]

YB. diwamo
ladder steps imekus [imekus]
imekusho [imekušo]
wooden block for chopping wood phanis [pʰanis]
phanisisho [pʰanisišo]
spindle phurukus [pʰurukus]
phurukusisho [pʰurukusišo]
spindle holder phamontsal [pʰamoncal]
phamontsalisho [pʰamoncališo]
polo stick phinch [pʰinč]
phinchko [pʰinčko]
chair kursi [kursi]
kursimuts [kursimuc]
buttermilk maker saghu [saɣu]
saghumuts [saɣumuc]
lock sariikus [sariikus]
sariikuyants [sariikuyanc]
basket carried on one’s back giran [giran]
girayo [girayo]
ladder chhisr [čʰiṣ]
chhisrko [čʰiṣko]
stick damo [damo]
damumuts [damumuc]
small basket with lid shaq [šaq]
shaqichang [šaqičaŋ]
ladle giyalt [giyalt]
giyaltaro [giyaltaro]
rod-shaped handle of a tool yan [yan]
yanants [yananc]
flute gabi [gabi]
gabimuts [gabimuc]
door lock tthuk [ṭʰuk]
tthukants [ṭʰukanc]
a tool for removing weeds bilise gili [bilise gili]
bilise gilimuts [bilise gilimuc]
cradle goora [goora]
gooramuts [gooramuc]