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ہنین

Brahui

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *in- (“sweet”).[1] Cognate with Tamil இன் (iṉ, “sweet”), இனி (iṉi, “to be sweet”).[2]

Adjective

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ہَنین (hanen)

  1. sweet (in taste)
  2. pleasant
  3. dear, charming
  4. fertile, rich (of land)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
  2. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “530”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Further reading

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  • 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
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