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min

noun
/mɪn/

Etymology

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”).

  1. derived from *men-✻ — “to think”
  2. derived from *gaminþiją✻ — “memory, remembrance”
  3. derived from minni — “memory”
  4. inherited from *muniz✻ — “mind, memory”
  5. inherited from *muni✻
  6. inherited from myne — “mind, intent, desire, love”
  7. inherited from min

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of minute.

  2. Clipping of minute.

    • Dinner's ready, darling! – Be there in a min!

  3. Less

    Less; smaller; lower.

    • The more and the minne
  4. ›+ 19 more definitions

    1. Memory

      Memory; remembrance.

      • […] and faith I've done that same and found me min; […]

    2. to bring to the mind of

      to bring to the mind of; remind

    3. to remember

    4. to mention

    5. Abbreviation of minimum.

    6. Clipping of minimum.

      • He's gotta be at least 60, min!

    7. minoxidil

    8. An Ancient Egyptian god of fertility and procreation.

    9. A river in Fujian, China.

      • We traveled down the Min River from Nanping in a small sampan, flying the American flag for protection against bandits and soldiers. Those were the days when the Stars and Stripes still afforded some protection.
      • Matsu is about 200 miles north of Quemoy and flanks the mouth of the Min River. The mainland city of Foochow, famed for its lacquer craftsmanship, is a short distance up the Min.

    10. A group of related Chinese languages from Fujian, including Hokkien and Eastern Min.

    11. A widely construed ethnic group composed of the speakers of those languages.

    12. Fujian province.

      • […]. They were started by people from Min [Fujian]. Now as a result, the profit is similar to that of Min.”
      • In the early 1900s, because of the joining of regional cuisines of Zhe (Zhejiang), Min (Fujian), Xiang (Hunan) and Hui (Anhui) Cuisines, […]

    13. A river in Sichuan, China.

    14. A male given name.

    15. A female given name.

    16. The Mountain Ok ethnic group of Sandaun, Papua New Guinea.

    17. Alternative form of Ming.

    18. Abbreviation of Mississippi

      Abbreviation of Mississippi: a state of the United States.

    19. Abbreviation of Minneapolis

      Abbreviation of Minneapolis: a city in Minnesota, United States.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA