onyoun

Middle English edit

onyoun

Alternative forms edit

onyon, oynioun, oynon, oynoun, uniown, unon, unyon
oynnun, oynoin, ungeon (Early Middle English)
eyngnon, honȝon, onȝone, oyenoun, oygnon, oyneȝoun, oyneon, oyneoun, oynyon, oynyn, unnan (Late Middle English)

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old French oignon, from Latin ūniōnem (“onion”); the variation in pronunciation reflects differing adaptations of Old French /uˈɲun/. Compare unioun.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /unˈ(j)uːn/, /ˈun(j)un/, /ui̯nˈ(j)uːn/, /ˈui̯n(j)un/

Noun edit

onyoun (plural onyouns)

The onion plant (Allium cepa).
An onion; the bulb of this plant.

Descendants edit

English: onion
- Bislama: anian
- Tok Pisin: anian
- → Maori: aniana
Scots: ingan, ingin
→ Cornish: onyon
→? Welsh: wynwyn

References edit

“oinyon, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.