Maltese edit

Root
t-j-n
5 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic طِين (ṭīn). Some older Gozitan dialects regularly diphthongised /iː/ and /uː/ in the vicinity of emphatic consonants. In tajn, this diphthongisation established itself more widely probably because it prevented homophony with tin (figs), from Arabic تِين (tīn).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tajn m (plural tjun)

  1. mud
    Hyponym: fangu

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