What does いきなりはじめんといてよ mean


from what I know, does it mean "starts from all of a sudden"? I thought the
sentence could be separated as いきなり+ はじめん+といてよ？




In Kansai we say 「～～んといて（よ）」 to mean 「～～しないで（よ）」, "(Please) Don't do~~."

So いきなりはじめんといてよ means いきなりはじめないでよ, "Don't start all of a sudden." or "Don't
start so abruptly".

I would parse it as:「いきなり(suddenly) + はじめ(verb 始める) + ん(negative auxiliary
verb) + と(conjunctive particle) + いて(subsidiary verb いる -- (maybe the といて is
derived from て+おいて?)) + よ(sentence ending particle)」.

Other examples:

> 行かんといてよ。 Don't go.  
>  しゃべらんといてよ。 Don't talk.  
>  触らんといてよ。 Don't touch (it/me/etc.).  
>  近寄らんといて。 Don't come close (to me/someone/something).

