ہنین
Brahui
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Dravidian *in- (“sweet”).[1] Cognate with Tamil இன் (iṉ, “sweet”), இனி (iṉi, “to be sweet”).[2]
Adjective
editہَنین (hanen)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
edit- Bray, Denys (1934) “hanēn”, in The Brahui Language[1], 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[2], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, page 705