moon

== English == === Alternative forms === moone (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English mon, mona, mone, monæ, moone, moyn, moyne, from Old English mōna (“moon”), from Proto-West Germanic *mānō, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô (“moon”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon; month”), probably from *meh₁- (“to measure”). The usage of "moon" to refer to the act reflected its use as a metaphor for the buttocks since 1743. It was popularised from American student slang in the 1960s. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /muːn/ (General American) IPA(key): /mun/ (Scotland, Northern Ireland) IPA(key): /mʉn/ Rhymes: -uːn === Proper noun === moon (with "the", singular only) Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”). === Noun === moon (plural moons) (informal, by extension of Moon) Any natural satellite of a planet. (literary) A month, particularly a lunar month. 2002, Russell Allen, "Incantations of the Apprentice", on Symphony X, The Odyssey. A representation of the moon, usually as a crescent or as a circle with a face; a crescent-shaped shape, symbol, or object. A crescent-like outwork in a fortification. The eighteenth trump/major arcana card of the tarot. (cartomancy) The thirty-second Lenormand card. (card games) In hearts, the action of taking all the point cards in one hand. ==== Usage notes ==== Used attributively in a variety of collocations and compounds to indicate something foreign or difficult to understand: moon language, moonspeak, moon runes, moon logic, etc. ==== Synonyms ==== (Earth's sole natural satellite): Moon (natural satellite of a planet): satellite (month): calendar month, lunar month, month ☽, ☾ See also Thesaurus:moon ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: ムーン Sranan Tongo: mun Tok Pisin: mun Torres Strait Creole: mun ==== Translations ==== === Verb === moon (third-person singular simple present moons, present participle mooning, simple past and past participle mooned) (transitive, colloquial) To display one's buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protest. Coordinate terms: flash, streak (intransitive, colloquial) To gaze at lovingly or in adoration. (intransitive, colloquial) (usually followed by over or after) To fuss over something adoringly; to be infatuated with someone. To spend time idly, absent-mindedly. (transitive) To expose to the rays of the Moon. (transitive) To adorn with moons or crescents. (cryptocurrencies, of a coin or token) To rise in price rapidly or suddenly. (from to the moon) (card games) To shoot the moon. ==== Translations ==== === Related terms === month moonsick === See also === lunar Moonie Selene === Further reading === moon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia natural satellite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Mono, OMON, mono, mono-, nomo- == Bavarian == === Alternative forms === mon, mònn === Etymology === From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-. Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna). === Noun === moon (Timau) man (Timau) husband === References === Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien == Chinese == === Etymology === Deliberate misspelling of mon. Originated from a post on HKGolden circa 2005. === Pronunciation === === Noun === moon (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) synonym of mon (Classifier: 隻／只 c) === Verb === moon (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) synonym of mon == Cornish == === Etymology 1 === From Middle Cornish mon, from Old Cornish muin, from Proto-Brythonic *muɨn (“mild, gentle”), from Proto-Celtic *meinos (“tender, soft”). Cognate with Breton moan and Welsh mwyn (“mild, gentle”). ==== Adjective ==== moon (comparative monna / moy moon) slender, slim, thin Synonym: tanow === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Brythonic *muɨn (“ore, metal”), from Proto-Celtic *meinis (“ore, metal”). Cognate with English mine (via Gaulish and Old French), Irish mian (“ore”), and Welsh mwyn (“ore, mineral”). ==== Noun ==== moon m (plural monyon) mineral === Mutation === == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmoːn/, [ˈmo̞ːn] Rhymes: -oːn Syllabification(key): moon Hyphenation(key): moon === Contraction === moon (dialectal, South Ostrobothnia) contraction of mä +‎ oon, literally “I'm” === Anagrams === mono, mono- == North Frisian == === Alternative forms === maan (Föhr-Amrum) Man (Sylt) === Etymology === From Old Frisian man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-. === Pronunciation === (Mooring) IPA(key): [mʊn] === Noun === moon m (plural mååns or (after numerals) moon) (Mooring) man (adult male human) husband ==== Usage notes ==== For the plural, kjarls is often preferred; see there. == Teop == === Noun === moon woman === References === Ulrike Mosel, The Teop sketch grammar