moy

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Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse mœr, mær, from Proto-Germanic *mawī, from Proto-Indo-European *magʰ-.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

moy f (genitive singular moyar, plural moyar)

  1. maid, maiden
  2. virgin

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Middle French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French moi, mei.

Pronoun[edit]

moy

  1. me

Descendants[edit]

  • French: moi

Scots[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Early Scots moy, from Middle Dutch mooy, moy (pretty, nice), from Old Dutch mōi, from Proto-West Germanic *mauwī. Compare Dutch mooi (nice, beautiful), German Low German mooi (nice, friendly, attractive, beautiful), dialectal Norwegian møy (quiet, gentle).

Adjective[edit]

moy (comparative mair moy, superlative maist moy)

  1. mild; gentle; reserved; meek

Talysh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Persian ماهی (mâhi).

Noun[edit]

moy

  1. fish

Uzbek[edit]

Other scripts
Cyrillic мой (moy)
Latin moy
Perso-Arabic

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Turkic *bań.

Noun[edit]

moy (plural moylar)

  1. fat, grease
  2. edible oil, butter
  3. lubricant