писянзь

Tundra Nenets

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samoyedic *piśən-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʲisʲənzʲ(ə̥)]
• Hyphenation: пи‧сянзь

Verb

пися̆нзь • (pyisyănzʹ°) impf

1. (intransitive) to laugh

Derived terms

• письʼ (pyisʹ)

 

Etymology 2

From пӣся (pyīsya, “mouse”) +‎ -нзь (-nzʹ°).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʲiːsʲənzʲ(ə̥)]
• Hyphenation: пи‧сянзь

Verb

пӣся̆нзь • (pyīsyănzʹ°) impf

1. (intransitive) to catch mice

References

• N. M. Tereschenko (1965) “писянзь”, in Ненецко-русский словарь, Moscow: Советская Энциклопедия