muun

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Chuukese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

muun

  1. caterpillar
  2. insect larva

Etymology 2[edit]

muu +‎ -n

Noun[edit]

muun

  1. kingdom of
  2. one's kingdom

Finnish[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

muun

  1. (indefinite) genitive singular of muu

Jamaican Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from English moon.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

muun (plural muun dem, quantified muun)

  1. moon
    • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Luuk 21:25:
      “Sain a-go de iina di son, di muun an di staar dem. Pan di ort, di piipl dem we a no Juu a-go twis an ton an no nuo wa fi du wen dem ier di sii a ruor.
      "And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves,

Further reading[edit]

North Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Frisian mōna. Cognates include Mooring North Frisian moune and West Frisian moanne.

Noun[edit]

muun m (plural muun, or muuner)

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) moon
    tunemen muun
    waxing moon
    ufnemen muun
    waning moon
  2. (Föhr-Amrum) month
    seeks muun
    six months
    began faan a muun
    beginning of the month
    aanj faan a muun
    end of the month
    leederhen üüb a muun
    towards the end of the month