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min¹
- /mɪn/
Rhymes with -ɪn
min²
- /mɪn/
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Where it comes from
From Middle English min, from Old English min (“less; small, mean”), from Proto-West Germanic *minni, from Proto-Germanic *minniz (“less”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small, little”). Cognate with Scots min (“less, lesser”), West Frisian min (“small, bad”), Dutch min (“less, small”), Low German minn (“small, low, lean”), German minder (“less”), Icelandic minna (“less”), Latin minus (“less”).
adjective myn · minne · mynne
- Less; smaller; lower. The more and the minne
min³
- /mɪn/
Rhymes with -ɪn
Where it comes from
From Middle English min, minne, partly from Old English myne (“mind, intent, desire, love”), from Proto-West Germanic *muni, from Proto-Germanic *muniz (“mind, memory”); and also from Old Norse minni (“memory”), from Proto-Germanic *gaminþiją (“memory, remembrance”); both from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Related to Icelandic minni (“memory”), German Minne (“love”).
noun mins
- Memory; remembrance. […] and faith I've done that same and found me min; […]
min⁴
- /mɪn/
Rhymes with -ɪn
Where it comes from
From Middle English minnen, mynnen, from Old Norse minna (“to bring to mind”), from minni (“memory”). See above.
verb mins · minning · minned
- to bring to the mind of; remind
- to remember
- to mention
min⁵
- /mɪn/
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min⁶
- /mɪn/
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Where it comes from
Clipping of minoxidil.
noun
- minoxidil
Min⁷
Where it comes from
From Egyptian R22:R12-C8 mnw.
proper noun
- An Ancient Egyptian god of fertility and procreation.
Min⁸
Where it comes from
From Mandarin 閩／闽 (Mǐn, “Fujian”).
proper noun
- A river in Fujian, China. The Lamyet (or Nanjeih) islands are situated to the northeastward of Chinchew bay, the nearest distant about forty miles. The mainland, leaving its usual northeastern direction, runs out due east for above thirty miles, and the first of the Lamyet islands lies off the easternmost point of it. From h
- A group of related Chinese languages from Fujian, including Hokkien and Eastern Min.
- A widely construed ethnic group composed of the speakers of those languages.
- Fujian province. […]. They were started by people from Min [Fujian]. Now as a result, the profit is similar to that of Min.”
Min⁹
Where it comes from
From Mandarin 岷 (Mín).
proper noun
- A river in Sichuan, China.
Min10
Where it comes from
From Mandarin 敏 (Mǐn).
proper noun
- A male given name.
- A female given name.
Min11
proper noun
- The Mountain Ok ethnic group of Sandaun, Papua New Guinea.
Min12
proper noun
- Alternative form of Ming And ſince this Family, called Ciu, which now holdeth the Souereigntie, hath reigned, it is called Min, which intimateth Splendour, and by vſuall addition of one ſyllable Ta-min [translating 大明 (Dàmíng)], that is, the Kingdome of Great Splendour, Brightneſſe or Glory.
MIN13
proper noun
- Abbreviation of Mississippi: a state of the United States.
- Abbreviation of Minneapolis: a city in Minnesota, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: minute, fukien, taiwanese, amoy, fukkianese, hokkianese, min dialect, dept, hour, half-hour, minus, outline, minutes, johannes, secretary, secretary-general
Translations
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title = {min},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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