mòjn

See also: mojn

Kashubian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German moin. Cognate to Saterland Frisian moin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔjn/
  • Syllabification: mòjn

Interjection

mòjn

  1. hi! hello!

Usage notes

Kashubians using this exclamation do not labialize "o", even though it is in a usually labialized position, just as they do not labialize "o" in "akordion" [The Kashubian Language Council recommends writing "ò" here]

References
  • “mòjn”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
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