machin

See also: Machin

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French machine.

Noun

machin

1. machine; engine
2. truck; van

French

Etymology

Back-formation from machine, converted to a masculine noun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʃɛ̃/

• Audio (Switzerland (Valais)):

  (file)

Noun

machin m (plural machins)

1. thingy, thingamabob

Usage notes

To refer to people the form Machin is used.

Derived terms

• Machin

See also

• bidule m
• truc m

Further reading

• “machin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French machine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʃin/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

machin

1. car
2. engine
3. machine
4. vehicle

References

• Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 120

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.xin/
• Rhymes: -axin
• Syllabification: ma‧chin

Noun

machin f

1. genitive plural of machina