mní

See also: mni and mni'

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɲiː]

Verb

mní

1. third-person singular/plural present of mnít

   Synonym: (plural) mnějí

Dakota

Alternative forms

mni (Romanized), miní

Etymology

From Proto-Siouan *wirį́ (“water”).

Noun

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)

Citations

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

Lakota

Alternative forms

mni (Romanized), miní

Etymology

From Proto-Siouan *wirį́ (“water”).

Noun

mní

1. water

   Mní etáŋ mak’ú wo. ― Give me some water.

2. body of water:
   1. river
   2. lake
   3. spring(s)