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Brahui
Etymology
A causative of an obsolete form *ہَرِّنْگ (*harriṅg) inherited from Proto-Dravidian *aṯV-. Cognate with Tamil அறி (aṟi), அறிப்பு (aṟippu).
Verb
ہَرِّفِنْگ (harrifiṅg)
- to enquire, ask
- to enquire after
- to question, interrogate
- to get the better of
Further reading
- Bray, Denys (1934) “harrifing”, in The Brahui Language, Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “314”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.