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hranga

awkward, hard

hranga (2) adj. "awkward, hard" (PE17:154), "stiff, awkward, difficult" (PE17:185)

hranga

adjective. awkward, difficult, stiff, hard

Cognates

  • S. rhanc “awkward, hard” ✧ PE17/154

Derivations

  • √SRAG “awkward, awry; hard, (very) difficult” ✧ PE17/154; PE17/172; PE17/185

Element in

  • ᴺQ. hrangwë “problem, difficulty”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
√SRAG > hranga[sraŋga] > [r̥aŋga]✧ PE17/154
√SRA-G > hranga[sraŋga] > [r̥aŋga]✧ PE17/172
√SRA-G > hranya[sranja] > [r̥anja]✧ PE17/172
√SRAGA > hranga[sraŋga] > [r̥aŋga]✧ PE17/185

Variations

  • hrane ✧ PE17/172 (hrane)
  • hranya ✧ PE17/172 (hranya)
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hraia

awkward, difficult

hraia adj. "awkward, difficult" (PE17:154), ephemerally meant "easy" (PE17:172)