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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)
- to drip
Derived terms
References
- Bray, Denys (1934) “chuṭṭing²”, in The Brahui Language, 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)
- to escape from, get rid of
References
- Bray, Denys (1934) “chuṭṭing¹”, in The Brahui Language, Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 91