mìn

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

• min
• mynn

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɪn]

Noun

mìn f

1. kids (young goats)

Eastern Maninkakan

Alternative scripts

• ߡߌ߲߬ (nko)

Verb

mìn

1. to drink

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miːn/

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]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from French mine.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [min˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [min˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mɨn˨˩]

Noun

(classifier trái, quả) mìn

1. mine; dynamite