mòjn

See also: mojn

Kashubian

FWOTD – 19 September 2024

Alternative forms

• mojn, moin

Etymology

Borrowed from German Low German moin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔjn/
• Rhymes: -ɔjn
• Syllabification: mòjn

Interjection

mòjn

1. 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

• 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

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