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Kashubian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Low German moin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔjn/
- Rhymes: -ɔjn
- Syllabification: mòjn
Interjection
mòjn
- hi! hello!
2017, Rómk Drzéżdżónk, “Z bùtna. Gòspòda "Kòl Czipczin Tatka"”, in Pomerania, number 6, Gdańsk: Zrzeszenie Kaszubsko-Pomorskie:Mòjn, mòjn - przëwitôł sã, jak to czedës stôri chłopi mielë w zwëkù.- Hello, hello - he greeted, as old men used to do
Usage notes
- Kashubians using this exclamation do not labialize "o", even though it is in a usually labialized position. Compare a similar situation with akòrdión (pronounced as if spelled akordión).
References
- “mòjn”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022