بیغنگ

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Brahui

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *mel(l)-k-, with simplification of -lk- > -k- > -ġ-.[1] Cognate with Tamil மெல் (mel, “soft”).[2]

Verb

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بیغِنْگ (beġiṅg)

  1. to knead
  2. to muddle up, spoil

References

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  1. ^ Emeneau, M. B. (1997) “Brahui Etymologies and Phonetic Developments: New Items”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London‎[1], volume 60, number 3, pages 440–447
  2. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “5078”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Further reading

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  • Bray, Denys (1934) “beghing”, in The Brahui Language‎[2], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 70
  • Ali, Liaquat, Kobayashi, Masato (2024) Brahui Texts: Glossed and Translated Short Stories and Folktales‎[3], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, page 287
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