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)
- 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)
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