мяиньтях

Central Mansi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Ugric *mᴕ̈ɣɜ-[1] Cognates include Hungarian nevet and Northern Mansi мувиньтаӈкве (muvinʹtaňkve)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mæinʲtæxʷ], [mæinʲtʲæxʷ]

Verb

мяиньтях (Konda)

  1. to laugh
  2. to joke

Derived terms

  • мяиньтям (mâinʹtâm, “jokingly, laughing”)

References

  1. ^ Entry #1813 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  • E. A. Kuzakova (2001) “мяиньтях”, in Мансийско-русский словарь (кондинский диалект мансийского языка), По рассказу П. К. Чейметова «Ворыяп хумый» («Два охотника») [Mansi-Russian dictionary (Kondinsky dialect of the Mansi language), Based on the story by P. K. Cheymetov “Ворыяп хумый” (“Two Hunters”)]‎[1], Kondinsky district: local history museum, →ISBN, page 50
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