mòjn
See also: mojn
Kashubian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German Low German moin.
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editmòjn
- hi! hello!
- 2017, Rómk Drzéżdżónk, “Z bùtna. Gòspòda "Kòl Czipczin Tatka"”, in Pomerania[1], number 6, Gdańsk: Zrzeszenie Kaszubsko-Pomorskie:
- Mòjn, mòjn - przëwitôł sã, jak to czedës stôri chłopi mielë w zwëkù.
- Hello, hello - he greeted, as old men used to do
Usage notes
edit- Kashubians using this exclamation do not labialize "o", even though it is in a usually labialized position. Compare a similar situation with akòrdión (pronounced as if spelled akordión).
References
edit- “mòjn”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022