мыкс

Nivkh

Etymology

Proto-Nivkh *maġ(tur) or *maγ(tur).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɤks/

Noun

мыкс (məks) (Amur)

1. truth; reality

   мыкс нивх ― məks ņivx ― truthful person

   мыкс тʼылгу ― məks tʼəlgu ― true story

2. sincerity; honesty

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• махтур (maxtur) (East Sakhalin, South Sakhalin)

Further reading

• Savelʹjeva, V. N., Taksami, Č. M. (1970) Нивхско-русский словарь [Nivkh–Russian Dictionary], Moscow, page 202
• Fortescue, Michael (2016) Comparative Nivkh Dictionary, München: LINCOM, page 100