چنک

Brahui

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil சின்ன (ciṉṉa). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Adjective

چُنَک (cunak)

  1. small
    Antonym: بَلُن (balun)
  2. younger

References

  • Bray, Denys (1934) “chunak”, in The Brahui Language‎[1], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 96
  • Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “2594”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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