מאָן

Yiddish

Etymology 1

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

• המן־טאַשן (homen-tashn)