mahnit

Albanian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *maxnǫti (“to shake, move”), *maxati. Compare Serbo-Croatian to wave, mahati.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mahˈnit]

Verb

mahnit (first-person singular past tense manita, participle mahnitur)

  1. I amaze, surprise, astonish

Synonyms

References
  1. Omari, Anila (2012), “mahnit”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 190
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