та̄н
Mansi
Alternative forms
- [script needed] (tø̄n) – Central Mansi
- [script needed] (tǟn) – Southern Mansi
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *sëne (“sinew”)[1]. Cognates include Hungarian ín, Finnish suoni and Estonian soon.
Noun
та̄н • (tān) (Northern)
- sinew
- vein
- string
- music
References
- Entry #169 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.
Further reading
- Afanasʹjeva, K. V.; Sobjanina, S. A. (2012), “та̄н”, in Školʹnyj mansijsko-russkij slovarʹ) [Mansi-Russian school dictionary], Khanty-Mansiysk: RIO IRO
- Mansi Dictionary of Munkácsi and Kálmán