Northern Mansi

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Etymology

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вит (vit, water) +‎ -ыӈ (-yň, adjective-forming suffix)

Compare Hungarian vizes, Finnish vetinen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [βitəŋ], [witəŋ]

Adjective

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витыӈ (vityň) (comparative витыӈнув, superlative сяр витыӈ)(Sosva)

  1. wet
    Synonym: витхарыӈ (vitharyň)
    Antonym: то̄сам (tōsam)

References

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  • E. I. Rombandejeva (2005) Русско-Мансийский словарь (Е. Ромбандеева) [Russian-Mansi Dictionary (E. Rombandeeva)]‎[1], Saint-Petersburg: ООО "Миралл", →ISBN, page 134
  • Afanasʹjeva, K. V., Sobjanina, S. A. (2012) “витыӈ”, in Školʹnyj mansijsko-russkij slovarʹ [Mansi-Russian school dictionary], Khanty-Mansiysk: RIO IRO
  • витыӈ”, in Northern Mansi-Hungarian dictionary, Tromsø: University of Tromsø, 2023