Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word moi. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in moi.
Definitions and meaning of moi
moi
Etymology
From French.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
moi
(humorous or sarcastic, often used questioningly to express mock surprise) Me.
— Don't you be so cheeky. — Cheeky? Moi?
Who'd have thought that such a thing would happen to little old moi!
Anagrams
IMO, IOM, Imo, Mio, imo, omi
Abinomn
Noun
moi
land snake
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
main (Sette Comuni)
Etymology
From Middle High Germanmīn, form Old High Germanmīn, from Proto-West Germanic*mīn, from Proto-Germanic*mīnaz(“my, mine”). Cognate with Germanmein, Englishmine.
Determiner
moi
(Luserna) my
References
“moi” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Finnish
Etymology
Unknown. The word has been traditionally compared with moro, suggesting a connection with Swedishmorgon, but similar expressions are also found in other European and particularly Germanic languages, such as German Low Germanmoin.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈmoi̯/, [ˈmo̞i̯]
Rhymes: -oi
Syllabification: moi
Interjection
moi
hi, hello
Derived terms
moikka
Anagrams
omi
French
Etymology
From Middle Frenchmoy, from Old Frenchmei, moi, mi(“me”), tonic form of me, from Latinmē(“me”), from Proto-Indo-European*(h₁)me-, *(h₁)me-n-(“me”). More at me.
See cognates in regional languages in France : Normanmei, Gallomai, Picardmoè, Bourguignonmoi, Franco-Provençalmè, Occitanme, Corsicanme.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mwa/
(Quebec, informal) IPA(key): /mwe/
Homophone: mois
Pronoun
moi
me (first-person singular direct object pronoun)
to me (first-person singular indirect object pronoun)
Synonyms
mézigue (argot)
Related terms
Noun
moim (uncountable)
ego
Derived terms
non-moi
See also
je
me
Further reading
“moi” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Etymology
13th century. From Old Galician and Old Portuguesemui, from muito(“very”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /moj/
Adverb
moi
very
Derived terms
moi logo
Related terms
moito
References
“mui” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
“moi” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
“moi” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“moi” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Japanese
Romanization
moi
Rōmaji transcription of もい
Mòcheno
Etymology
From Middle High Germanmeie, from Old High Germanmeio, from LatinMaius. Cognate with GermanMai.
“moi” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
Naga Pidgin
Etymology
From Assameseমই(moi)
Pronoun
moi
1st person singular pronoun, I
Synonym:ami
Old French
Alternative forms
mei (early Old French or Anglo-Norman)
mi (early Old French)
Etymology
Tonic form of me, from Latinmē.
Pronoun
moi
me
Usage notes
Similar in terms of usage to modern French moi except it may be used as a personal object pronoun where modern French would use me :
ele se paine de moi ocire (modern French uses me tuer or m'occire).
Related terms
me
jo
Descendants
Middle French: moy
French: moi
Polish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.i/
Pronoun
moi
virile nominative/vocative plural of mój
Romanian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [moj]
Verb
moi
first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of muia
second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of muia
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutchmooi.
Adjective
moi
beautiful
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
(Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mɔj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA(key): [mɔj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mɔj˧˧]
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic*-mɔːl ~ muəl(“digging stick”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer*ɟmuul ~ *ɟmuəl(“to dibble”); cognate with Bahnarjơmul(“to plant rice using dibble stick to make holes”) and Khmucʰmɔːl ("to plant"). Compare mói (as in soi mói, from Proto-Vietic*c-mɔːlʔ).