ہوغنگ
Brahui
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Dravidian *ol-k- with regular assimilation of -l- in clusters.[1] Cognate with Kurukh [script needed] (olᵒxnā, “to cry”), Tamil ஒலி (oli, “to sound, clamour”).
Bray suggests an onomatopoeic origin, but this is unnecessary in light of the Dravidian etymology.
Verb
editہوغِنْگ (hoġiṅg)
- to weep, cry
- Synonym: پِلِکِّنْگ (pilikkiṅg)
References
edit- ^ Emeneau, M. B. (1997) “Brahui Etymologies and Phonetic Developments: New Items”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London[1], volume 60, number 3, page 441 of 440–447
Further reading
edit- Bray, Denys (1934) “hōghing”, in The Brahui Language[2], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 139
- Ali, Liaquat, Kobayashi, Masato (2024) “hoɣ-ing”, in Brahui Texts: Glossed and Translated Short Stories and Folktales[3], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, page 707