ہرفنگ

Brahui

Etymology

A causative of an obsolete form *ہَرِّنْگ (*harriṅg) inherited from Proto-Dravidian *aṯV-. Cognate with Tamil அறி (aṟi), அறிப்பு (aṟippu).

Verb

ہَرِّفِنْگ (harrifiṅg)

1. to enquire, ask
2. to enquire after
3. to question, interrogate
4. to get the better of

Further reading

• Bray, Denys (1934) “harrifing”, in The Brahui Language‎^[1], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “314”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.