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Yiddish
Etymology 1
Verb
מאָן • (mon)
- first-person singular of מאָנען (monen, “to call for”)
Etymology 2
From Middle High German māhe, māhen, from Old High German māho, from Proto-Germanic *mēhô. Compare German Mohn.
Cognate with Danish valmue, Swedish vallmo, Ancient Greek μήκων (mḗkōn) (Doric μάκων (mákōn)) and Old Church Slavonic макъ (makŭ) (Bulgarian мак (mak), Russian мак (mak), Serbo-Croatian мак, Czech mák).
Pronunciation
Noun
מאָן • (mon) m, plural מאָנען (monen)
- poppy (Papaver)
- poppy seed
Derived terms