تننگ

Brahui

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *taH(r) (to give to 1st or 2nd person).[1] Cognate with Tamil தா (, to give).[2]

Verb

تِنِنْگ (tiniṅg)

  1. to give
    Synonym: (Jhalawan) چوئِنْگ (coiṅg)[3]

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
  2. ^ Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “3098”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
  3. ^ Ali, Liaquat; Kobayashi, Masato (2024), Brahui Texts: Glossed and Translated Short Stories and Folktales[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, page 15

Further reading

  • Bray, Denys (1934), “tining”, in The Brahui Language[2], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 288
  • M. S. Andronov (1980), The Brahui Language (Languages of Asia and Africa), Moscow: Nauka Publishing House, page 82