ہنین

Brahui

Etymology

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

Adjective

ہَنین (hanen)

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

Derived terms

  • ہَنینَہ (hanena, “fertile land”)
  • ہَنینِی (hanenī, “sweetness; sweets”)

References

  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

  • 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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