mìn

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "min"

Bambara

Etymology

From Proto-Western Mande *mìN.

Verb

mìn

  1. to drink, absorb
  2. to suck, nurse
  3. to smoke
  4. to kiss
  5. to quench one's thirst
  6. to be courageous

Cornish

Alternative forms

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

mìn f

  1. kids (young goats)

Eastern Maninkakan

Alternative scripts

Verb

mìn

  1. to drink

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish mín (“smooth, level; arable, fertile; smooth, calm; self-restrained, gentle, placid, courteous, docile; digestible, palatable”).

Adjective

mìn (comparative mìne)

  1. clement, gentle
  2. meek
  3. pleasant, inoffensive, melodious
  4. downy
  5. fine
  6. glossy, sleek, smooth
  7. silky
  8. powdery
  9. bland

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

mìn m (genitive singular mìne, plural mìnichean)

  1. field

References

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

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from French mine.

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier trái, quả) mìn

  1. mine; dynamite
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