mun

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mun"

Translingual

Symbol

mun

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Munda languages.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʌn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ʌn

Etymology 1

From Middle English mone (“shall, must”), from Old Norse munu (“shall, must”), from Proto-Germanic *munaną.

Alternative forms

• maun

Verb

mun

1. (dialect, Northern English, modal auxiliary, defective) Must.
   • 1894, M E Francis, In a North Country Village:

     Ye mun ha' done wi' all that foolery — ye're gettin' a man now, an' ye mun give over that nonsense.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse muðr, munnr, from Proto-Germanic *munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ment-; compare mouth.

Noun

mun (plural muns)

1. (obsolete, dialect) The mouth, jaw.
   • 1847, J O Halliwell, Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial words:

     A common cry at Coventry on Good Friday is: One a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns, / Butter them and sugar them and put them in your muns.

Etymology 3

Noun

mun

1. (UK, South Africa, dialectal) man

Pronoun

mun

1. (UK, dialect, Devon, Somerset, obsolete) them
   • 1746, Exmoor Courtship‎^[2], published 1879, page 50:

     tha wut spudlee out the Yemors, and screedle over mun

Etymology 4

Clipping of mundane.

Noun

mun (plural muns)

2. (roleplaying games, Internet slang) The person who roleplays a character in a role-playing game, especially an online play-by-post one.

   Synonyms: roleplayer, RPer

   Hyponym: LARPer

   • 1997 October 29, Jade [username], “Re: Male dragon in need of mate ^_^”, in alt.fan.dragons‎^[3] (Usenet):

     Jade grabs a handful of brownies and nibbles on then,^[sic] trying to keep her mun from reaching right to the screen to get some […]

   • 1999 November 4, Milelarau [username], “Re: Roleplaying”, in alt.games.everquest‎^[4] (Usenet):

     Wait a sec.... You mean.. this is a GAME??
     And here I thought that nine tae five job my mun goes to everyday^[sic] was a game and Norrath was my home..

   • 2001 December 31, JamesStein, “Successfully Powering Down a Campaign”, in rec.games.frp.dnd‎^[5] (Usenet):

     Any suggestions on how to successfully turn this into a good SL, which will bring the characters back into the range of normalcy, without leaving the muns feeling deprived of everything their characters earned?

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:mun.

Anagrams

• Num., nmu, unm., num., num

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin manus.

Noun

mun f

1. (anatomy) hand

Finnish

Pronoun

mun

1. (colloquial) genitive singular of mä
2. (dialectal) accusative singular of mä

See also

• minun

Gothic

Romanization

mun

1. romanization of 𐌼𐌿𐌽

Icelandic

Verb

mun

1. singular first/third-person present indicative of munu

Inari Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *monë.

Pronoun

mun (genitive muu)

1. I

See also

Inari Sami personal pronouns

	singular	dual	plural
1st person	mun	muoi	mij
2nd person	tun	tuoi	tij
3rd person	sun	suoi	sij

Further reading

• mun in Marja-Liisa Olthuis, Taarna Valtonen, Miina Seurujärvi and Trond Trosterud (2015–2022), Nettidigisäänih Anarâškiela-suomakielâ-anarâškielâ sänikirje‎^[6], Tromsø: UiT

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[7], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Irish

Contraction

mun

1. contraction of um +‎ an

Mutation

Mutated forms of mun

radical	lenition	eclipsis
mun	mhun	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “mun”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Iu Mien

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ʔmun (“illness, pain”). Cognate with White Hmong mob and Western Xiangxi Miao [Fenghuang] mb.

Noun

mun 

1. pain

Kemi Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *monë.

Compare Inari Sami mun and Skolt Sami mon.

Pronoun

mun (genitive mu)

1. I
   • 1889, A. Genetz, Journal de la Société finno-ougrienne (VII), Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran Kirjapainossa, page 116:

     Jos mun tåckå dzim kirdadzim Såäſt worodze Såäſt.

     If only I could fly with wings, crow's wings

Mangas

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /màɣà/

Pronoun

mun

1. first person plural personal pronoun, we

References

• Blench, Robert; Bulkaam, Michael (2021) An Introduction to Mantsi, a South Bauchi language of Central Nigeria. University of Cambridge.

Middle English

Verb

mun

1. alternative form of mone (“shall”)

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *monë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈmun/

Pronoun

mun

1. I

Inflection

Inflection of mun (irregular)
Nominative	mun, mon
Genitive	mū
Nominative	mun, mon
Genitive	mū
Accusative	mū
Illative	munnje
Locative	mūs
Comitative	muinna
Essive	mūnin

See also

Northern Sami personal pronouns

	singular	dual	plural
1st person	mun	moai	mii
2nd person	don	doai	dii
3rd person	son	soai	sii

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[8], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Verb

mun

1. present tense of muna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse munr, from Proto-Germanic *muniz.

Noun

mun m (plural munen)

1. (pre-1938) alternative form of mon

Old Norse

Verb

mun

1. inflection of munu:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present active indicative
   2. second-person singular present active imperative

Polish

Etymology

Perhaps from Vietnamese (cánh) mỏng.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmun/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -un
• Syllabification: mun

Noun

mun m inan (indeclinable)

1. (colloquial) Mun mushroom

Further reading

• mun in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• mun in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scots

Verb

mun

1. (modal auxiliary, defective) alternative form of maun
   • 1894, M E Francis, In a North Country Village:

     Ye mun ha' done wi' all that foolery — ye're gettin' a man now, an' ye mun give over that nonsense.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

mu + an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mən/

Preposition

mun

1. about the, about their, about my, about whom, about which
2. around the, around their, around my, around whom, around which
3. concerning the, concerning their, concerning my, concerning whom, concerning which

Usage notes

• Considered somewhat high register in the sense of "about, concerning"; mu dheidhinn is more commonly used in normal register.

See also

• mu

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “mun”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[9], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English moon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mun/

Noun

mun

1. moon
2. month

Related terms

• munde

Sumerian

Romanization

mun

1. romanization of 𒁵 (mun)

Swedish

ett barn med en klubba i munnen [a child with a lollipop in her mouth ["the mouth" – Swedish often prefers to express possession by putting nouns in the definite]]

Etymology

From Old Swedish munder, from Old Norse muðr, munnr, from Proto-Germanic *munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ment-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɵn/, [mɵnː]

• Audio:

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Noun

mun c

1. (anatomy) a mouth

   morgonstund har guld i mun

   the morning hour has gold in its mouth (the early bird catches the worm)

   många munnar att mätta

   many mouths to feed

   • 1991, Eva Dahlgren, “Vem tänder stjärnorna? [Who lights the stars?]”, in En blekt blondins hjärta [The Heart of a Bleached Blonde]‎^[10]:

     Det var evighetssekunder. Tre korta andetag. Hela livet vände. Vem valde? Inte jag. Jag hörde ord från mina läppar som aldrig vilat i min mun. Tankar aldrig tänkta, som nya väggar i ett rum.

     It was seconds of eternity. Three short breaths. My whole life ["the whole life" – Swedish often prefers to express possession by putting a noun in the definite instead of with a separate possessive pronoun] turned around. Who chose? Not me. I heard words from my lips that had [implied from vilat (“rested”) being supine] never rested in my mouth. Thoughts never thought, like new walls in a room.

Declension

Declension of mun

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	mun	muns
	definite	munnen	munnens
plural	indefinite	munnar	munnars
	definite	munnarna	munnarnas

Synonyms

• käft (colloquial, mildly offensive)
• limpsax (“cakehole”)
• mund (archaic)

Related terms

• inmundiga
• mun-mot-mun-metoden
• munart
• munblåst
• mundiarré
• munfull
• mungiga
• mungipa
• munharmonika
• munhuggande
• munhuggas
• munhuggning
• munhygien
• munhåla
• munhäfta
• munkorg
• munlag
• munlås
• munläder
• munläsa
• munsbit
• munskydd
• munskänk
• munspel
• munstycke
• munstyv
• munsår
• munta
• muntlig
• muntligen
• muntorrhet
• muntur
• munvatten
• munvig
• munvinkel
• munväder

References

• mun in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• mun in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• mun in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH

Tarifit

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

mun (Tifinagh spelling ⵎⵓⵏ)

1. (intransitive) to accompany, to keep company
2. (intransitive) to gather, to group, to assemble
3. (intransitive) to escort

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• amuni (“comrade”)
• Causative: smun (“to gather, to unite”)
  • Verbal noun: asmuni
• rmunet (“supplies; salary”)
• tmunet (“company, association”)
• Verbal noun: amuni (“uniting, gathering, meeting”)

Tashelhit

Etymology

Possibly derived from Proto-Berber *yiwăʔ-ăn (“one”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mun/

Verb

mun (intensive aorist ttmun, verbal noun tamunt, Tifinagh spelling ⵎⵓⵏ, Arabic spelling مون)

1. to assemble, to come together

   مقّار كولّو مانّت لمخلوقات.

   mqqar kullu mannt lmxluqat.

   even if all the creatures gather together.

2. to accompany, to go with(used with d)

   ايمون د يبّاس س السّوق.

   imun d ibbas s ssuq.

   he went to the market with his dad.

Derived terms

• amun (“society”)
• asmun (“companion”)
• mun d uɣaras (“to get going”)
• smun (“to gather, to collect”)
• tamunt (“meeting,company”)

References

• Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 3 m—š (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/3) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 1775b

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English moon.

Noun

mun

1. moon
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:15:

     God i mekim kamap tupela bikpela lait. Bikpela em san bilong givim lait long de, na liklik em mun bilong givim lait long nait. Na God i mekim kamap ol sta tu.

     →New International Version translation

2. month

Derived terms

• sik mun

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English moon.

Noun

mun

1. moon

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɓuːɲ (“ashes”). Cognate with Muong bunh.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mun˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mun˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

mun • (門, 椚)

1. (North Central Vietnam) ashes

   Synonyms: tro, gio

2. (botany) ebony

Adjective

mun • (門, 椚)

1. (of a cat, otherwise rare) black

   Synonym: đen

See also

• mực
• ô

Volapük

Noun

mun (nominative plural muns)

1. moon (planetary satellite)

Declension

Declension of mun

	singular	plural
nominative	mun	muns
genitive	muna	munas
dative	mune	munes
accusative	muni	munis
vocative 1	o mun!	o muns!
predicative 2	munu	munus

¹ status as a case is disputed
² in later, non-classical Volapük only