خلنگ

Brahui

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kaḷ-. Cognate with Tamil கள் (kaḷ).

Verb

خَلِّنْگ (xalliṅg)

1. to lift cattle
2. to uproot, gather

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kol-. Cognate with Tamil கொல் (kol).

Verb

خَلِّنْگ (xalliṅg)

1. to strike
2. to kill
3. to fire (gun)
4. to throw (stone)

Etymology 3

Cognate with Tamil குலுங்கு (kuluṅku). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

خُلِنْگ (xuliṅg)

1. to fear

Derived terms

• خُلِیس (xulīs)
• خُلْکُن (xulkun)

 

Etymology 4

Cognate with Tamil குளி (kuḷi, “to pierce”), Tulu ಕುಳಿಪುನಿ (kuḷipuni, “to sting”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

خُلِّنْگ (xulliṅg)

1. to pierce, stab

Further reading

• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Persian

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xa.lanɡ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xä.läŋɡ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xä.läŋɡ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xä.läŋɡ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xä.läŋɡ̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xæ.læɲɡʲ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χä.läŋɡ]

Readings
Classical reading?	xalang
Dari reading?	xalang
Iranian reading?	xalang
Tajik reading?	xalang

Adjective

خَلَنْگ • (transliteration needed)

1. bi-coloured
2. piebald

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xi.lanɡ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɪ.läŋɡ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɪ.läŋɡ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xɪ.läŋɡ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xi.läŋɡ̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xe.læɲɡʲ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χi.läŋɡ]

Readings
Classical reading?	xilang
Dari reading?	xilang
Iranian reading?	xelang
Tajik reading?	xilang

Verb

خِلَنْگ • (transliteration needed)

1. Pinching the skin with the nails

Further reading

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “خلنگ”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul