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màsk.
to act wittily, to make/produce witty deeds, sayings, thoughts
Usage notes
Talking wittily can be seen as concealing one’s intentions or feelings, as in the phrase esfàs màski. ‘hide behind [one’s] wit’.
Etymology
< NLem mask‑a
< LMLem, MLem mnask‑a ‘think’
< OLem mnask‑
< PLem *mnask‑, sk̑-present of
< PIE *mneh₂‑
Cognates
Gk μνάομαι ‘think of, woo’, Ved ā‑manati ‘mentions, hands down’