mìn
See also: Appendix:Variations of "min"
Bambara
Etymology
From Proto-Western Mande *mìN.
Verb
mìn
Cornish
Alternative forms
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɪn]
Noun
mìn f
- kids (young goats)
Eastern Maninkakan
Alternative scripts
- ߡߌ߲߬ (nko)
Verb
mìn
- to drink
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miːn/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish mín (“smooth, level; arable, fertile; smooth, calm; self-restrained, gentle, placid, courteous, docile; digestible, palatable”).
Adjective
mìn (comparative mìne)
- clement, gentle
- meek
- pleasant, inoffensive, melodious
- downy
- fine
- glossy, sleek, smooth
- silky
- powdery
- bland
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
mìn m (genitive singular mìne, plural mìnichean)
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “mìn”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN