ہننگ

Brahui

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian [Term?]. Cognate with Tamil எய்து (eytu, “to approach”).

Verb

ہِنِنْگ (hiniṅg)

1. to go

   اُسْت ہِنِنْگ ― ust hiniṅg ― to vomit

   پِڈ ہِنِنْگ ― piḍ hiniṅg ― to have diarrhea

   لِخ ہِنِنْگ ― lix hiniṅg ― to have a stiff neck

2. to depart, disappear
3. to be past, over
4. to pass beyond, be no longer fit for [with ablative]
5. to flow

Alternative forms

• اِنِنْگ (iniṅg)

References

• Bray, Denys (1934) “hining”, in The Brahui Language‎^[1], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 137
• M. S. Andronov (1980) The Brahui Language (Languages of Asia and Africa), Moscow: Nauka Publishing House, page 82
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “809”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian [Term?]. Cognate with Tamil உன்னு (uṉṉu, “to think, consider”).

Verb

ہُنِّنْگ (hunniṅg)

1. to look
2. to look at
3. to look for
4. to look out for, wait for
5. to watch
6. to consider, wonder

Alternative forms

• ہُرِنْگ (huriṅg)
• اُنِّنْگ (unniṅg), اُرِنْگ (uriṅg)

References

• Bray, Denys (1934) “hunning”, in The Brahui Language‎^[2], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 141
• M. S. Andronov (1980) The Brahui Language (Languages of Asia and Africa), Moscow: Nauka Publishing House, page 82
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “727”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.