nonm

Louisiana Creole

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from French un (“a”) + French homme (“man”), with the prevocalic /n/ of the indefinite article re-analyzed as part of the noun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɔ̃m/
  • Rhymes: -ɔ̃m

Noun

nonm

  1. (a) man
    Synonym: boug

Coordinate terms

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