mên

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Albanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mên f (plural mêntë)

  1. (Gheg) mind

Usage notes[edit]

The noun occurs only in indefinite forms.

Mandarin[edit]

Romanization[edit]

mên

  1. Nonstandard spelling of mê̄n.

Usage notes[edit]

  • 《汉语拼音方案》 (Scheme for the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet) defines a standard pronunciation for each letter in Hanyu Pinyin with Zhuyin. (/⁠ɛ⁠/) typically only occurs in syllables with an initial glide (e.g. ㄧㄝ (-ie /⁠i̯ɛ⁠/)), where it is romanized as e. When it occurs in syllables without an initial glide, however, it is romanized as ê in order to distinguish it from (-e /⁠ɤ⁠/). Such instances are rare, and are only found in interjections or neologisms.
  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English mean.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

mên (feminine singular mên, plural mên, equative mor fên, comparative mwy mên, superlative mwyaf mên)

  1. miserly
    Synonyms: llawgaead, cybyddlyd, crintach, trachwantus

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
mên fên unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Wiradjuri[edit]

Noun[edit]

mên

  1. man