mòjn

See also: mojn

Kashubian

FWOTD – 19 September 2024

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Low German moin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔjn/
  • Rhymes: -ɔjn
  • Syllabification: mòjn

Interjection

mòjn

  1. hi!, hello!
    • 2017, Rómk Drzéżdżónk, “Z bùtna. Gòspòda "Kòl Czipczin Tatka"”, in Pomerania‎[1], number 6, Gdańsk: Zrzeszenie Kaszubsko-Pomorskie:
      Mòjn, mòjn - przëwitôł sã, jak to czedës stôri chłopi mielë w zwëkù.
      Hello, hello - he greeted, as old men used to do

Usage notes

  • Kashubians using this exclamation do not labialize "o", even though it is in a usually labialized position. Compare a similar situation with akòrdión (pronounced as if spelled akordión).

References

  • “mòjn”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
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