та̄н

Mansi

Alternative forms

  • - (tø̄n) (Central Mansi)
  • - (tǟn) (Southern Mansi)

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *sëne (“sinew”)[1]. Cognates include Hungarian ín, Finnish suoni and Estonian soon.

Noun

та̄н • (tān)

  1. (Northern) sinew
  2. vein
  3. string
  4. music

References

  1. ↑ Entry #169 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Source

  • Afanasʹjeva, K. V.; Sobjanina, S. A. (2012), “та̄н”, in Školʹnyj mansijsko-russkij slovarʹ) [Mansi-Russian school dictionary], Khanty-Mansiysk: RIO IRO
  1. Mansi Dictionary of Munkácsi and Kálmán
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