mun

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Translingual

Symbol

mun

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Munda languages.

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʌn/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʌn

Etymology 1

From Middle English mone (“shall, must”), from Old Norse munu (“shall, must”), from Proto-Germanic *munaną.[1]

Alternative forms

Verb

mun

  1. (dialect, Northern English, modal auxiliary, defective) Must.
    • 1894, M E Francis, In a North Country Village:
      Ye mun ha' done wi' all that foolery — ye're gettin' a man now, an' ye mun give over that nonsense.

References

  1. ^ “mun”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse muðr, munnr, from Proto-Germanic *munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ment-; Doublet of mouth.

Noun

mun (plural muns)

  1. (obsolete, dialect) The mouth, jaw.
    • 1847, J O Halliwell, Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial words:
      A common cry at Coventry on Good Friday is: One a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns, / Butter them and sugar them and put them in your muns.

Etymology 3

Noun

mun

  1. (UK, South Africa, dialectal) man

Pronoun

mun

  1. (UK, dialect, Devon, Somerset, obsolete) them[1]
    • 1746, Exmoor Courtship‎[2], published 1879, page 50:
      tha wut spudlee out the Yemors, and screedle over mun

References

  1. ^ Wright, Joseph (1903), The English Dialect Dictionary‎[1], volume 4, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 204

Etymology 4

    Clipping of mundane.

    Noun

    mun (plural muns)

    2. (roleplaying games, Internet slang) The person who roleplays a character in a role-playing game, especially an online play-by-post one.
      Synonyms: roleplayer, RPer
      Hyponym: LARPer
      • 1997 October 29, Jade [username], “Re: Male dragon in need of mate ^_^”, in alt.fan.dragons‎[3] (Usenet):
        Jade grabs a handful of brownies and nibbles on then,[sic] trying to keep her mun from reaching right to the screen to get some […]
      • 1999 November 4, Milelarau [username], “Re: Roleplaying”, in alt.games.everquest‎[4] (Usenet):
        Wait a sec.... You mean.. this is a GAME??
        And here I thought that nine tae five job my mun goes to everyday[sic] was a game and Norrath was my home..
      • 2001 December 31, JamesStein, “Successfully Powering Down a Campaign”, in rec.games.frp.dnd‎[5] (Usenet):
        Any suggestions on how to successfully turn this into a good SL, which will bring the characters back into the range of normalcy, without leaving the muns feeling deprived of everything their characters earned?
      • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:mun.

    Anagrams

    Dalmatian

    Etymology

    From Latin manus.

    Noun

    mun f

    1. (anatomy) hand

    Eipomek

    Noun

    mun

    1. belly

    References

    • Andrew Pawley et al., "The Trans New Guinea family", in The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide (2018, →ISBN)
    • Volker Heeschen, An Ethnographic Grammar of the Eipo Language (1998), pages 30 and 199

    Finnish

    Pronoun

    mun

    1. (colloquial) genitive singular of mä
    2. (dialectal) accusative singular of mä

    See also

    Gothic

    Romanization

    mun

    1. romanization of 𐌼𐌿𐌽

    Icelandic

    Verb

    mun

    1. singular first/third-person present indicative of munu

    Inari Sami

    Etymology

    From Proto-Sami *monë.

    Pronunciation

    Pronoun

    mun (genitive muu)

    1. I

    See also

    Inari Sami personal pronouns
    singular dual plural
    1st person mun muoi mij
    2nd person tun tuoi tij
    3rd person sun suoi sij

    Further reading

    • mun in Marja-Liisa Olthuis, Taarna Valtonen, Miina Seurujärvi and Trond Trosterud (2015–2022), Nettidigisäänih Anarâškiela-suomakielâ-anarâškielâ sänikirje‎[6], Tromsø: UiT
    • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[7], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

    Irish

    Contraction

    mun

    1. contraction of um +‎ an

    Mutation

    Mutated forms of mun
    radical lenition eclipsis
    mun mhun not applicable

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

    Further reading

    • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “mun”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

    Iu Mien

    Etymology

    From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ʔmun (“illness, pain”). Cognate with White Hmong mob and Western Xiangxi Miao [Fenghuang] mb.

    Noun

    mun

    1. pain

    Kemi Sami

    Etymology

    From Proto-Sami *monë.

    Compare Inari Sami mun and Skolt Sami mon.

    Pronoun

    mun (genitive mu)

    1. I
      • 1889, A. Genetz, Journal de la Société finno-ougrienne (VII), Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran Kirjapainossa, page 116:
        Jos mun tåckå dzim kirdadzim Såäſt worodze Såäſt.
        If only I could fly with wings, crow's wings

    Mangas

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /màɣà/

    Pronoun

    mun

    1. first person plural personal pronoun, we

    References

    • Blench, Robert; Bulkaam, Michael (2021) An Introduction to Mantsi, a South Bauchi language of Central Nigeria. University of Cambridge.

    Middle English

    Verb

    mun

    1. alternative form of mone (“shall”)

    Northern Sami

    Etymology

    From Proto-Sami *monë.

    Pronunciation

    • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈmun/

    Pronoun

    mun

    1. I

    Inflection

    Inflection of mun (irregular)
    Nominative mun, mon
    Genitive mū
    Nominative mun, mon
    Genitive mū
    Accusative mū
    Illative munnje
    Locative mūs
    Comitative muinna
    Essive mūnin

    See also

    Northern Sami personal pronouns
    singular dual plural
    1st person mun moai mii
    2nd person don doai dii
    3rd person son soai sii

    Further reading

    • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[8], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Etymology 1

    Verb

    mun

    1. present tense of muna

    Etymology 2

    From Old Norse munr, from Proto-Germanic *muniz.

    Noun

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    mun m (plural munen)

    1. (pre-1938) alternative form of mon

    Old Khmer

    Adverb

    mun

    1. Latin script form of មុន៑ (“before, earlier, previously”)

    Noun

    mun

    1. Latin script form of មុន៑ (“pimple, pustule; etc”)

    Old Norse

    Verb

    mun

    1. inflection of munu:
      1. first/second/third-person singular present active indicative
      2. second-person singular present active imperative

    Polish

    Etymology

    Perhaps from Vietnamese (cánh) mỏng.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmun/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -un
    • Syllabification: mun

    Noun

    mun m inan (indeclinable)

    1. (colloquial) Mun mushroom

    Further reading

    • “mun”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[9] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • “mun”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[10] (in Polish)

    Sarawak Malay

    Etymology

    Related to Bau Bidayuh mun (“like, as”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mun/

    Conjunction

    mun

    1. if; supposing that, assuming that; introduces a condition
      Mun ada masa, kamek pergi rumah kitak kelak.
      If there's time, I'll come over to yours later.

    Scots

    Verb

    mun

    1. (modal auxiliary, defective) alternative form of maun
      • 1894, M E Francis, In a North Country Village:
        Ye mun ha' done wi' all that foolery — ye're gettin' a man now, an' ye mun give over that nonsense.
        You must be done with all that foolery; you're getting to be a man now, and you must give up that nonsense.

    Scottish Gaelic

    Etymology

    mu + an.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /man(ə)/[1]

    Preposition

    mun

    1. about the, about their, about my, about whom, about which
    2. around the, around their, around my, around whom, around which
    3. concerning the, concerning their, concerning my, concerning whom, concerning which

    Usage notes

    • Considered somewhat high register in the sense of "about, concerning"; mu dheidhinn is more commonly used in normal register.

    See also

    References

    1. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 53

    Further reading

    • Edward Dwelly (1911), “mun”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

    Sranan Tongo

    Etymology

    From English moon.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mun/

    Noun

    mun

    1. moon
    2. month

    Sumerian

    Romanization

    mun

    1. romanization of 𒁵 (mun)

    Swedish

    ett barn med en klubba i munnen [a child with a lollipop in her mouth ["the mouth" – Swedish often prefers to express possession by putting nouns in the definite]]

    Etymology

    From Old Swedish munder, from Old Norse muðr, munnr, from Proto-Germanic *munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ment-.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mɵn/, [mɵnː]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɵn

    Noun

    mun c

    1. (anatomy) a mouth
      morgonstund har guld i mun
      the morning hour has gold in its mouth (the early bird catches the worm)
      många munnar att mätta
      many mouths to feed
      • 1991, Eva Dahlgren, “Vem tänder stjärnorna? [Who lights the stars?]”, in En blekt blondins hjärta [The Heart of a Bleached Blonde]‎[11]:
        Det var evighetssekunder. Tre korta andetag. Hela livet vände. Vem valde? Inte jag. Jag hörde ord från mina läppar som aldrig vilat i min mun. Tankar aldrig tänkta, som nya väggar i ett rum.
        It was seconds of eternity. Three short breaths. My whole life ["the whole life" – Swedish often prefers to express possession by putting a noun in the definite instead of with a separate possessive pronoun] turned around. Who chose? Not me. I heard words from my lips that had [implied from vilat (“rested”) being supine] never rested in my mouth. Thoughts never thought, like new walls in a room.

    Declension

    Declension of mun
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite mun muns
    definite munnen munnens
    plural indefinite munnar munnars
    definite munnarna munnarnas

    Synonyms

    References

    Tarifit

    Root
    m-n‎ (gathering)
    1 term

    Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Berber.

      Pronunciation

      • (Nador) IPA(key): [mʊn]
      • Syllabification: mun
      • Rhymes: -ʊn

      Verb

      mun (verbal noun amuni, Tifinagh spelling ⵎⵓⵏ) (ergative)

      1. to accompany
      2. to gather

      Conjugation

      Conjugation of mun
      aorist perfective negative perfective imperfective negative imperfective
      participle imunen imunen imunen yettmunan yettmunin
      singular plural
      1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
      aorist m muneɣ tmuned imun nmun tmunem munen
      f tmun tmunent munent
      perfective m muneɣ tmuned imun nmun tmunem munen
      f tmun tmunent munent
      negative perfective m muneɣ tmuned imun nmun tmunem munen
      f tmun tmunent munent
      imperfective m ttmuniɣ tettmunid yettmuna nettmuna tettmunam ttmunan
      f tettmuna tettmunant ttmunant
      negative imperfective m ttmuniɣ tettmunid yettmuni nettmuni tettmunim ttmunin
      f tettmuni tettmunint ttmunint
      aorist imperative m mun munem, munet
      f munent
      imperfective imperative m ttmuna ttmunam, ttmunat
      f ttmunant
      injunctive m nmunet
      f nmunent

      References

      • Serhoual (2002)
      • Abarrou (2024)

      Tashelhit

      Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Berber. Cognate with Central Atlas Tamazight ⵎⵓⵏ (mun, “to accompany”), Senhaja de Srair mun (“to accompany”), and Tarifit mun (“to gather, to accompany”).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /mun/

      Verb

      mun (imperfective ttmun, verbal noun tamunt, Tifinagh spelling ⵎⵓⵏ, Arabic spelling مون)

      1. to assemble, to come together
        مقّار كولّو مانّت لمخلوقات.
        mqqar kullu mannt lmxluqat.
        even if all the creatures gather together.
      2. to accompany, to go with [with d]
        ايمون د يبّاس س السّوق.
        imun d ibbas s ssuq.
        he went to the market with his dad.

      Derived terms

      • amun (“society”)
      • asmun (“companion”)
      • mun d uɣaras (“to get going”)
      • smun (“to gather, to collect”)
      • tamunt (“meeting, company”)

      References

      • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 3 M–Š (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/3) (in French), Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 1775b

      Tok Pisin

      Etymology

      From English moon.

      Noun

      mun

      1. moon
        • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:15:
          God i mekim kamap tupela bikpela lait. Bikpela em san bilong givim lait long de, na liklik em mun bilong givim lait long nait. Na God i mekim kamap ol sta tu.
          →New International Version translation
      2. month

      Derived terms

      Torres Strait Creole

      Etymology

      From English moon.

      Noun

      mun

      1. moon

      Ulwa (Nicaragua)

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /mun/

      Noun

      mun (construct state munka)

      1. sponge

      Inflection

      Inflection of mun
      absolute mun
      construct
      singular plural
      1st inc munki munni
      exc munkina
      2nd munma munmana
      3rd munka munkana

      References

      • Green, Thomas Michael (1999) A lexicographic study of Ulwa (Thesis)‎[12], Massachusetts Institute of Technology, page 224

      Vietnamese

      Etymology

      From Proto-Vietic *ɓuːɲ (“ashes”). Cognate with Muong bunh.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      mun • (門, 椚)

      1. (North Central Vietnam) ashes
        Synonyms: tro, gio
      2. (botany) ebony

      Adjective

      mun • (門, 椚)

      1. (of a cat, otherwise rare) black
        Synonym: đen

      See also

      Volapük

      Noun

      mun (genitive muna, plural muns)

      1. moon (planetary satellite)

      Declension

      Declension of mun
      Singular Plural
      Nominative mun muns
      Genitive muna munas
      Dative mune munes
      Accusative muni munis
      Predicative1 munu munus
      Vocative o mun o muns
      1. Introduced in Volapük Nulik.
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