mintis

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

1. thought

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mentís (“denial”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /minˈtis/ [mɪn̪ˈt̪is]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: min‧tis

Adjective

mintís (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔)

1. 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)

1. inaccuracy; failure

   Synonyms: pagpalya, pagkabigo, pagkalihis

Derived terms

• magmintis
• walang-mintis

 

Further reading

• “mintis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018