Meaning of "mehénghi" in the Romanian dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MEHÉNGHI

mehénghi (mehenghiuri), s. n. – 1. Piatră de încercare. – 2. (S. m.) Viclean, fățarnic, hoțoman. – Var. mehenchi, mehengler. Tc. mehenk, din arab. muhakk (Șeineanu, II, 256; Lokotsch, 1498), cf. ngr. μεέγγi, bg. mehenk. – Der. mehenghe, s. f. (fățarnică).

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PRONUNCIATION OF MEHÉNGHI IN ROMANIAN

mehénghi

WHAT DOES MEHÉNGHI MEAN IN ROMANIAN?

Definition of mehénghi in the Romanian dictionary

MEHÉNGHI ~ e adj. and rarely noun 1) Which manifests agility of mind and wisdom; smart. 2) Who is skillfully oriented in any situation, drawing benefits; cunning; slick; shoelace; witty. 3) Who likes to joke; good jokes; facetious.

MEHÉNGHI ~e adj. și substantival rar 1) Care manifestă agerime a minții și deșteptăciune; isteț. 2) Care se orientează cu pricepere în orice situație, trăgând foloase; viclean; șmecher; șiret; hâtru. 3) Căruia îi place să glumească; bun de glume; glumeț.

SYNONYMS OF «MEHÉNGHI» IN ROMANIAN

The following Romanian words have a similar or identical meaning as «mehénghi» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Romanian synonyms of mehénghi

deștépt · dibăcí · gluméț · hazlíu · îndemânátic · ingeniós · iscusít · istéț · méșter · poznáș · pricepút · vésel · vicleán · șirét · șmécher

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2 ROMANIAN BOOKS RELATING TO «MEHÉNGHI»

Discover the use of mehénghi in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mehénghi and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Romanian literature.

Cercetări etimologice - Pagina 90

mehénghi, -e (adj.; var. mehenchi etc.) „priceput, istet, abil; p. ext. smecher, siret, viclean; cäruia îi place sä glumeascä, sä facä farse, pozne; poznas" (DLR) este tratat în majoritatea dictionarelor la un loc cu s.n. (iesit din uz) mehenghi „piaträ ...

Vladimir Drimba, ‎Institutul de Lingvistică din București "Iorgu Iordan"., 2001

Słownik rumuńsko-polski - Pagina 355

em>mehénghi, -á, mehénghi, -e1. rz. m. i z. spryciarz (-arka) 2. przym. sprytny méi, méiuri rz. nij. 1. roln. proso (zwykle) (Pani- cum miliaceum) 2. kulin. kasza (jaglana); ja- gry /. mn.; de ~ jaglany; ~ -márunt proso (wlosowate) ...

Jan Reychman, 1970