Tundra Nenets

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Etymology

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From мӑха (măxa, stutterer) +‎ -сь (-sʹ°).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mʌɣəsʲ(ə̥)]
  • Hyphenation: ма‧хась

Verb

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махӑсь (maxăsʹ°pf (imperfective махӑмбӑсь)

  1. (intransitive) to stutter; stammer

References

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  • N. M. Tereschenko (1965) “махӑсь”, in Ненецко-русский словарь, Moscow: Советская Энциклопедия