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Perhaps conflated with мэнээк (meneek).
мээнэ • (meene)
- in vain
- мээнэ саҥарыма ― meene sañarıma ― don't speak nonsense, don't talk in vain
мээнэ • (meene)
- a lot of, many, much
- булчуттар мээнэ элбэх куһу өлөрбүттэр ― bulcuttar meene elbeq kuhu ölörbütter ― the hunters have killed a lot of ducks