مننگ

Brahui

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *man-. Cognate with Tamil மன்னு (maṉṉu, to be permanent, endure).

Verb

مَنِّنْگ (manniṅg)

  1. to become, be
  2. to curdle

References

  • Bray, Denys (1934), “manning¹”, in The Brahui Language[1], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 200
  • M. S. Andronov (1980), The Brahui Language (Languages of Asia and Africa), Moscow: Nauka Publishing House, page 82
  • Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “4778”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mányatay. The intermediate source is either:

Verb

مَنِّنْگ (manniṅg)

  1. to pay heed to, obey

References

  • Bray, Denys (1934), “manning²”, in The Brahui Language[2], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 201