چٹنگ

Brahui

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *coṭ-. Cognate with Tamil சொட்டு (coṭṭu, “a drop”). Doublet of چُڑِنْگ (cuṛiṅg, “to get soaked”).

Verb

چُٹِّنْگ (cuṭṭiṅg) (intransitive)

1. to drip

Derived terms

• چُٹ (cuṭ, “drop”)

References

• Bray, Denys (1934) “chuṭṭing²”, in The Brahui Language‎^[1], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 91
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “2835”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan, from Sanskrit *क्षुट्यते (kṣuṭyate). Cognate with Sindhi ڇُٽَڻُ (chuṭaṇu, “to get loose”).

Verb

چُٹِّنْگ (cuṭṭiṅg) (intransitive)

1. to escape from, get rid of

References

• Bray, Denys (1934) “chuṭṭing¹”, in The Brahui Language‎^[2], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 91