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Brahui
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *aḷ-. Cognate with Tamil அள (aḷa, “to mingle, blend”).
Verb
[edit]ہَلِّنْگ (halliṅg)
- to seize
- to attack (of disease)
- to take hold
- to hold, hold up
- to buy
- to catch up, overtake
- to catch out, detect
- to overreach, outwit
- to block up, stop up
- to tack, catch together
- to cover with, set
- to stanch
- to pare (of nails etc.)
- to catch, rub against
- to get caught, stuck
References
[edit]- Bray, Denys (1934) “halling”, in The Brahui Language[1], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 128
- Emeneau, M. B. (1997) “Brahui Etymologies and Phonetic Developments: New Items”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London[2], volume 60, number 3, pages 440–447
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “296”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.