چٹنگ

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)

  1. to drip
Derived terms
  • چُٹ (cuṭ, drop)

References

  • Bray, Denys (1934), “chuṭṭing²”, in The Brahui Language[1], 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 Prakrit 𑀙𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (chuṭṭaï). Cognate with Sindhi ڇُٽَڻُ (chuṭaṇu, to get loose).

    Verb

    چُٹِّنْگ (cuṭṭiṅg) (intransitive)

    1. to escape from, get rid of

    References

    • Bray, Denys (1934), “chuṭṭing¹”, in The Brahui Language[2], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 91