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Lithuanian
Etymology
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
mintìs m (plural miñtys) stress pattern 4
- thought
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish mentís (“denial”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
mintís (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔)
- failed; dud (said of firecrackers that did not explode, or some project that failed or missed out)
- Synonyms: diplas, palyado, paltos, bigo
Noun
mintís (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔)
- inaccuracy; failure
- Synonyms: pagpalya, pagkabigo, pagkalihis
Derived terms
Further reading
- “mintis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018