برنگ
Brahui
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Dravidian [Term?]. Cognate with Tamil வேறு (vēṟu, “different, other”).
Verb
editبِرِّنْگ (birriṅg)
- to separate out
- to pick out, select
- to pick out with spots in weaving
- to distinguish, recognise from afar
Derived terms
edit- بِرْوے (birve, “sieve”)
- بِرْوِنْگِنْگ (birvingiṅg, “to be sifted”)
References
edit- Bray, Denys (1934) “birring”, in The Brahui Language[1], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 74
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “5548”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.