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mábiti

 

maybe

máček (Živéti/mata se kåk pès pa máček)

 

cat (They lived like dog and cat)

           (Špíla se z njåuv kåk máček z müšjov)

 

      (He plays with him cat and mouse)

måčija

 

stepmother

madžárski

 

Hungarian

Madžarsko (Porábski Slovènci živéjo na Madžárskom)

 

Hungary (The Slovenes from the Raba Region live in Hungary)

máj

 

May

måk

 

poppy seed

málati

 

to paint

máli

 

small

målo

 

little/few

manjåust

 

laziness

mára

 

animal

márciuš/márec

 

March

mårof

 

estate

másen (Másen gésti je nèj zdråvo)

 

fat (Fat meals are not healthy)

mašín

 

machine

måterin (Za vsåkšoga je njègva måterna rèjč nájlépša rèjč)

 

maternal (Everyone likes their mother tongue best)

måti (Kåkša måti, tákša či)

 

mother (Like mother, like daughter)

måuč

 

power

måurdje

 

sea

måuž

 

man

méd (Živlènje je nèj såmo méd)

 

honey (Life is not only sweet like honey)

mèdved

 

bear

mègla

 

fog

mèja

 

border

mèjsec (Dèjte je blèjdo kåk mèjsec)

 

moon (The child is pale like the moon)

méki

 

soft

ména

 

exchange

ménje

 

name

mér

 

peace

Mèrka

 

America

Merkáner

 

American

mesár

 

butcher

mesåu (Sküjali so mesèno žúpo)

 

meat (They cooked meat soup)

mèša (Gospåud Camplin iz Martínja so dúgo lèjta slovènske mèša

 

church service (Priest Camplin from Martinje ministered in Felsõszölnök 

          šlüžili na Gorénjon Siníki)

 

                       in Slovene language for many years)

mi/mèni

 

me/myself

mihálšček

 

September

minút

 

minute

míseu

 

thought

mladénec

 

(male) teenager

mládi (Za mláda je šandár bíu)

 

young (When he was young, he was a gendarme)

mlådnost

 

youth

mlèjko

 

milk

mogåučnost

 

possibility

mój

 

my

molítev

 

prayer

móliti (Čé bi vsåkši tèlko mólo kåk ún, bi vèndrak èške vsí svéci tö

 

to pray (If anyone prayed as much as he does,

          górstånili)

 

            surely all the saints would resurrect)

mótor

 

car

mråz

 

frost

mrèjti

 

to die

mŕtec

 

dead (person)

müš

 

mouse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Translated from German: Joël Gerber

 

 

 

 

 

Source: "Porabsko-Knjižnoslovensko-Madžarski Slovar/Porabian-Literary Slovenian-Hungarian Dictionary"

               Ferenc Mukics, SZIGNATURA Nyomda és Kiadó Kft., (2005)