onyoun

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Franco-Provençal

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Noun

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onyoun (Valaisan)

  1. Alternative form of egnon (onion)

References

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  • oignon in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca

Middle English

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onyoun

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French oignon, from Latin ūniōnem (onion); the variation in pronunciation reflects differing adaptations of Old French /uˈɲun/. Compare unioun.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /unˈ(j)uːn/, /ˈun(j)un/, /ui̯nˈ(j)uːn/, /ˈui̯n(j)un/

Noun

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onyoun (plural onyouns)

  1. The onion plant (Allium cepa).
  2. An onion; the bulb of this plant.

Descendants

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  • English: onion
    • Bislama: anian
    • Tok Pisin: anian
    • Maori: aniana
  • Scots: ingan, ingin
  • Cornish: onyon
  • ? Welsh: wynwyn

References

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