маҥнай

See also: маӈнай

Yakut

Etymology

From a Mongolic language, compare Buryat манлай (manlaj, “forehead; leading”), магнай (magnaj, “forehead”); Mongolian манлай (manlaj, “leading”), магнай (magnaj, “forehead”); Kalmyk маңна (mañna, “forehead”).

Adverb

маҥнай • (mañnay)

1. at first, in the beginning

   Synonym: бастаан (bastaan)

Derived terms

• маҥнайгы (mañnaygı, “first”)