See also: mni and mni'

Czech edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

mní

  1. third-person singular/plural present of mnít
    Synonym: (plural) mnějí

Dakota edit

Alternative forms edit

mni (Romanized), miní[1]

Etymology edit

From Proto-Siouan *wirį́ (water).

Noun edit

mní

  1. water
    Mní etáŋ mak’ú wo.Give me some water.
    • 2012, Gwen Westerman, Bruce White, Mni Sota Makoce: The Land of the Dakota, page 19:
      The importance of water is significant. In the beginning, the water—Mni—was pure, part of the land, and therefore part of the people.
  2. body of water:
    1. river
    2. lake
    3. spring(s)

References edit

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Citations edit

  • Eugene Buechel, Paul Manhart, Lakota Dictionary: Lakota-English/English-Lakota →ISBN
  • Bruce Ingham, English-Lakota Dictionary (2013, →ISBN

Lakota edit

Alternative forms edit

mni (Romanized), miní[1]

Etymology edit

From Proto-Siouan *wirį́ (water).

Noun edit

mní

  1. water
    Mní etáŋ mak’ú wo.Give me some water.
  2. body of water:
    1. river
    2. lake
    3. spring(s)

References edit