بٹنگ

Brahui

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biʈinɡ/, [biʈiŋɡ]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *wiṭu. Cognate with Tamil விடு (viṭu), Kannada ಬಿಡು (biḍu).

Verb

بِٹِنْگ (biṭiṅg)

1. to throw, throw down
2. unload
3. let drop
4. winnow
5. throw off, shed
6. come down, descend
7. settle
8. (snow) falls
9. spread oneself out

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *wiẓV-.

Verb

بِٹِنْگ (biṭiṅg)

1. to come down, descend
2. settle
3. (snow) falls
4. spread oneself out
5. throw, throw down
6. unload
7. let drop
8. winnow
9. throw off
10. shed

Further reading

• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “5393”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.