maane
East Central German
Etymology
From Middle High German meinen, from Old High German meinen, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną (“to mean, think; lament”). Cognate with Bavarian manan, German meinen.
Verb
maane
- (Erzgebirgisch) to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose
- Freilich hatt dar gute Maa dann Angst und dacht', wos warn die Leit ze dan Sprung maane?
- Of course, the good man was then afraid and thought, what will people think about this jump?
- (Erzgebirgisch) to say; to utter
- (Erzgebirgisch) to mean; to have in mind; to convey
Related terms
- Maaning
- ausmaane
References
- 1982 Karl-Heinz Schmidt, Itze schlöft dr Pastor ei : Heiteres aus dem Erzgebirge. P. 34
Kenga
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɑɑne/
Further reading
- Elaine Bombay, Enquête sociolinguistique sur les parlers Bayo, Morbo, Morom, and[sic] Bolong du Tchad, SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2010-019, page 30
Morom
Further reading
- Elaine Bombay, Enquête sociolinguistique sur les parlers Bayo, Morbo, Morom, and[sic] Bolong du Tchad, SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2010-019, page 30
Naba
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɑɑnɛ/
Further reading
- Elaine Bombay, Enquête sociolinguistique sur les parlers Bayo, Morbo, Morom, and[sic] Bolong du Tchad, SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2010-019, page 30
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