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Brahui
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *in- (“sweet”).[1] Cognate with Tamil இன் (iṉ, “sweet”), இனி (iṉi, “to be sweet”).[2]
Adjective
ہَنین (hanen)
- sweet (in taste)
- pleasant
- dear, charming
- fertile, rich (of land)
Derived terms
- ہَنینَہ (hanena, “fertile land”)
- ہَنینِی (hanenī, “sweetness; sweets”)
References
- ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “530”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Further reading
- Bray, Denys (1934) “hanēn”, in The Brahui Language, Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 130
- Ali, Liaquat, Kobayashi, Masato (2024) “hanen”, in Brahui Texts: Glossed and Translated Short Stories and Folktales, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, page 705