From Old Norsemuðr, munnr, from Proto-Germanic*munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European*ment-; compare mouth.
Noun
mun (pluralmuns)
(obsolete, dialect) The mouth, jaw.
Etymology 3
Noun
mun
(UK, South Africa, dialectal) man
Pronoun
mun
(UK, dialect, Devon, Somerset, obsolete) them
References
Etymology 4
Clipping of mundane.
Noun
mun (pluralmuns)
(roleplaying games, Internet slang) The person who roleplays a character in a role-playing game, especially an online play-by-post one.
For more quotations using this term, see Citations:mun.
Synonyms
roleplayer, RPer
Anagrams
Num., nmu, num, num.
Dalmatian
Etymology
From Latinmanus.
Noun
munf
(anatomy) hand
Finnish
Pronoun
mun
(colloquial)genitive of mä
(dialectal)accusative of mä
See also
minun
Gothic
Romanization
mun
Romanization of 𐌼𐌿𐌽
Icelandic
Verb
mun
singular first/third-person present indicative of munu
Inari Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic*monë.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
mun (genitivemuu)
I
See also
Further reading
mun in Marja-Liisa Olthuis, Taarna Valtonen, Miina Seurujärvi and Trond Trosterud (2015–2022) Nettidigisäänih Anarâškiela-suomakielâ-anarâškielâ sänikirje[6], Tromsø: UiT
Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[7], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Irish
Contraction
mun
Contraction of um + an.
Mutation
Further reading
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mun”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Iu Mien
Etymology
From Proto-Hmong-Mien*ʔmun(“illness, pain”). Cognate with White Hmongmob and Western Xiangxi Miao [Fenghuang] mb.
Noun
mun
pain
Kemi Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic*monë.
Compare Inari Samimun and Skolt Samimon.
Pronoun
mun (genitivemu)
I
Mangas
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /màɣà/
Pronoun
mun
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
Alternative form of mone(“shall”)
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic*monë.
Pronunciation
(Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈmun/
Pronoun
mun
I
Inflection
See also
Further reading
Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, 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
present tense of muna
Etymology 2
From Old Norsemunr, from Proto-Germanic*muniz.
Noun
munm (pluralmunen)
(pre-1938)alternative form of mon
Old Norse
Verb
mun
inflection of munu:
first/second/third-person singular present active indicative
second-person singular present active imperative
Polish
Etymology
Perhaps from Vietnamese(cánh) mỏng.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mun/
Rhymes: -un
Syllabification: mun
Noun
munm inan (indeclinable)
(colloquial) Mun mushroom
Further reading
mun in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
mun in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scots
Verb
mun
(modal auxiliary, defective)Alternative form of maun
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
mu + an.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mən/
Preposition
mun
about the, about their, about my, about whom, about which
around the, around their, around my, around whom, around which
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
mu
Further reading
Edward Dwelly (1911) “mun”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][9], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From Englishmoon.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mun/
Noun
mun
moon
month
Related terms
munde
Sumerian
Romanization
mun
Romanization of 𒁵(mun)
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedishmunder, from Old Norsemuðr, munnr, from Proto-Germanic*munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European*ment-.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mɵn/, [mɵnː]
Noun
munc
(anatomy) a mouth
Declension
Synonyms
käft (colloquial, mildly offensive)
limpsax(“cakehole”)
mund (archaic)
Related terms
References
mun in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Tarifit
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Verb
mun (Tifinagh spellingⵎⵓⵏ)
(intransitive) to accompany, to keep company
(intransitive) to gather, to group, to assemble
(intransitive) to escort
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Verbal noun: amuni(“uniting, gathering, meeting”)
Causative: smun(“to gather, to unite”)
Verbal noun: asmuni
amuni(“comrade”)
tmunet(“company, association”)
rmunet(“supplies; salary”)
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From Englishmoon.
Noun
mun
moon
month
Torres Strait Creole
Etymology
From Englishmoon.
Noun
mun
moon
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic*ɓuːɲ(“ashes”). Cognate with Muongbunh.