دننگ

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Brahui

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian [Term?]. Cognate with Tamil நேர் (nēr, cut off, sever).

Verb

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دَنِّنْگ (danniṅg)

  1. to take away
  2. to take off, remove
  3. to carry off, win
  4. to usurp
  5. to cut
  6. to blight, spoil

References

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  • Bray, Denys (1934) “danning”, in The Brahui Language[1], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 94
  • M. S. Andronov (1980) The Brahui Language (Languages of Asia and Africa), Moscow: Nauka Publishing House, page 82
  • Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “3773”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.