mintis

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Lithuanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *mintís, from Proto-Indo-European *méntis (“thought”). Cognates include Old Church Slavonic памѧть (pamętĭ), Sanskrit मति (matí), Latin mēns and Old English ġemynd.

Noun[edit]

mintìs m (plural miñtys) stress pattern 4

  1. thought

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish mentís (“denial”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /minˈtis/, [mɪnˈtis]
  • Hyphenation: min‧tis

Adjective[edit]

mintís (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. failed; dud (said of firecrackers that did not explode, or some project that failed or missed out)
    Synonyms: diplas, palyado, paltos, bigo

Noun[edit]

mintís (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. inaccuracy; failure
    Synonyms: pagpalya, pagkabigo, pagkalihis

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “mintis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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