mòjn
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See also: mojn
Kashubian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German Low German moin.
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]mòjn
- 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, just as they do not labialize "o" in "akordion" [The Kashubian Language Council recommends writing "ò" here]
References
[edit]- “mòjn”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022