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مننگ

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Brahui

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *man-. Cognate with Tamil மன்னு (maṉṉu, to be permanent, endure).

Verb

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مَنِّنْگ (manniṅg)

  1. to become, be
  2. to curdle

References

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  • Bray, Denys (1934) “manning¹”, in The Brahui Language[1], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 200
  • M. S. Andronov (1980) The Brahui Language (Languages of Asia and Africa), Moscow: Nauka Publishing House, page 82
  • Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “4778”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Etymology 2

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Ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mányatay. The intermediate source is either:

Verb

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مَنِّنْگ (manniṅg)

  1. to pay heed to, obey

References

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  • Bray, Denys (1934) “manning²”, in The Brahui Language[2], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 201