מאָן

Yiddish

Verb

⁧מאָן⁩ • (mon)

  1. 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
  • IPA(key): /mon/

Noun

⁧מאָן⁩ • (mon) m, plural ⁧מאָנען⁩ (monen)

  1. poppy (Papaver)
  2. poppy seed
Derived terms
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