Brahuin.adj.

/brəˈhuːi/

Forms:

α. 1800s Brahoe, 1800s Brahoee, 1800s Brahooe, 1800s Brahooee, 1800s Brahoui (rare), 1800s– Brahui, 1800s– Brahvi.

β. 1800s–1900s Brohee, 1800s– Brohi.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Partly a borrowing from Brahui. Partly a borrowing from Sindhi. Etymons: Persian Brāhūī, Brahui Brāhūī; Sindhi Brohī.

Etymology: In α. forms < (i) Persian Brāhūī, and its etymon (ii) Brahui Brāhūī, Birāhūī, self-designation. In β. forms (iii) via Sindhi Brohī.With the form Brahoui compare French Brahoui, noun denoting the people (1824 or earlier), noun denoting the language (1856 or earlier), and adjective (mid 19th cent. or earlier). Brahui is a Dravidian language.

A. n.

A pastoral people of Baluchistan; a member of this people; their language.

ΚΠ

1816 H. Pottinger Trav. Beloochistan iv. 54 The Belooches..are divided into two great classes, severally known by the appellations of Belooche and Brahooé.

1816 H. Pottinger Trav. Beloochistan iv. 54 The Brahooékee is..so dissimilar [from Persian] in its sound and formation, that I never recollect to have remarked in it a single expression in any way approaching the idiom of Persian.

1826 J. C. Prichard Res. Physical Hist. Mankind (ed. 2) II. v. iii. 11 These nations are the Belooches..and the Brahooés.

1826 J. C. Prichard Res. Physical Hist. Mankind (ed. 2) II. v. iii. 12 The Brahooés are divided into a great number of petty tribes.

1844 J. C. Prichard Res. Physical Hist. Mankind (ed. 3) IV. x. 63 We must mention the Brahúi, who are divided into a number of different tribes.

1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 300/1 [article Baluchistan] The country derives its name from the Baluches, but the Brahoes are considered the dominant race.

1924 Blackwood's Mag. Jan. 113/2 Luckily we were dealing with Brahuis not Mahsuds.

1943 S. K. Chatterji Lang. & Ling. Probl. 8 Brahui (207,000) in Baluchistan, a remnant of the great Dravidian bloc of western India.

1953 W. J. Entwistle Aspects of Lang. xi. 347 The Dravidian languages of the Deccan have left behind them a solitary outpost in the Brahui of Baluchistan.

B. adj.

Of or pertaining to the Brahui or their language.

ΚΠ

1848 L. R. Stacy Narr. Beloochistan & Affghanistan 72 The Brahooe and Belooche tribes.

1873 H. W. Bellew (title) From the Indus to the Tigris... Together with a synoptical grammar and vocabulary of the Brahoe language.

1932 W. L. Graff Lang. & Langs. 414 The Brahui dialect, isolated in Baluchistan.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	brahui
释义	Brahuin.adj. /brəˈhuːi/ Forms: α. 1800s Brahoe, 1800s Brahoee, 1800s Brahooe, 1800s Brahooee, 1800s Brahoui (rare), 1800s– Brahui, 1800s– Brahvi. β. 1800s–1900s Brohee, 1800s– Brohi. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Partly a borrowing from Brahui. Partly a borrowing from Sindhi. Etymons: Persian Brāhūī, Brahui Brāhūī; Sindhi Brohī. Etymology: In α. forms < (i) Persian Brāhūī, and its etymon (ii) Brahui Brāhūī, Birāhūī, self-designation. In β. forms (iii) via Sindhi Brohī.With the form Brahoui compare French Brahoui, noun denoting the people (1824 or earlier), noun denoting the language (1856 or earlier), and adjective (mid 19th cent. or earlier). Brahui is a Dravidian language. A. n. A pastoral people of Baluchistan; a member of this people; their language. ΚΠ 1816 H. Pottinger Trav. Beloochistan iv. 54 The Belooches..are divided into two great classes, severally known by the appellations of Belooche and Brahooé. 1816 H. Pottinger Trav. Beloochistan iv. 54 The Brahooékee is..so dissimilar [from Persian] in its sound and formation, that I never recollect to have remarked in it a single expression in any way approaching the idiom of Persian. 1826 J. C. Prichard Res. Physical Hist. Mankind (ed. 2) II. v. iii. 11 These nations are the Belooches..and the Brahooés. 1826 J. C. Prichard Res. Physical Hist. Mankind (ed. 2) II. v. iii. 12 The Brahooés are divided into a great number of petty tribes. 1844 J. C. Prichard Res. Physical Hist. Mankind (ed. 3) IV. x. 63 We must mention the Brahúi, who are divided into a number of different tribes. 1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 300/1 [article Baluchistan] The country derives its name from the Baluches, but the Brahoes are considered the dominant race. 1924 Blackwood's Mag. Jan. 113/2 Luckily we were dealing with Brahuis not Mahsuds. 1943 S. K. Chatterji Lang. & Ling. Probl. 8 Brahui (207,000) in Baluchistan, a remnant of the great Dravidian bloc of western India. 1953 W. J. Entwistle Aspects of Lang. xi. 347 The Dravidian languages of the Deccan have left behind them a solitary outpost in the Brahui of Baluchistan. B. adj. Of or pertaining to the Brahui or their language. ΚΠ 1848 L. R. Stacy Narr. Beloochistan & Affghanistan 72 The Brahooe and Belooche tribes. 1873 H. W. Bellew (title) From the Indus to the Tigris... Together with a synoptical grammar and vocabulary of the Brahoe language. 1932 W. L. Graff Lang. & Langs. 414 The Brahui dialect, isolated in Baluchistan. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.adj.1816
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