men

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Symbol

men

1. (international standards)ISO 639-2&ISO 639-3language codeforMende.

English

Etymology

FromMiddle Englishmen,fromOld Englishmenn(“people”),fromProto-Germanic*manniz,nominative plural ofProto-Germanic*mann-(“person”).Cognate withGermanMänner(“men”),Danishmænd(“men”),Swedishmän(“men”).More atman.

Pronunciation

A group ofmensitting together.

• IPA^(key):/mɛn/

  • Audio(US):

    (file)

• Rhymes:-ɛn
  • (pin–penmerger)IPA^(key):/mɪn/
  • Rhymes:-ɪn
  • Homophone:min

Noun

men

1. pluralofman
   • 1910,Emerson Hough,chapter I, inThe Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise,Indianapolis, Ind.:The Bobbs-Merrill Company,→OCLC:

     This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking.[…]Indeed, all his features were in large mold, like the man himself, as though he had come from a day when skin garments made the proper garb ofmen.

Noun

menpl(plural only)

1. (collective,dated)(The)people,humanity,man(kind).
   • 1776,Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin,The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America:

     We hold these truths to be self-evident, that allmenare created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

2. (collective,military)Enlistedpersonnel(as opposed to commissioned officers).

   "Muster up themenin the barracks at 0600, "the lieutenant said to his sergeant.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, seeCitations:men.

Derived terms

• man among men
• menkind
• menfolk
• three-men-in-a-boat

Related terms

• mennish

Translations

human people

• Arabic:نَاسmpl(nās)
• Catalan:homes(ca)mpl
• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Nhân môn／Nhân môn(zh)(rénmen),Nhân(zh)(rén)

• Czech:lidé(cs)mpl
• Dutch:mensen(nl)mpl,men (collective singular)
• Esperanto:homoj(eo)
• Estonian:inimesed(et)pl,rahvas(et)
• French:gens(fr)mpl,hommes(fr)mpl,on(fr)
• German:Menschen(de)mpl,Leute(de)mpl
• Greek:άνθρωπος(el)m(ánthropos)
• Hindi:लोग(hi)pl(log)
• Italian:genti(it)mpl
• Japanese:Nhân 々(ja)(ひとびと, hitobito)
• Korean:사람들(saramdeul)
• Latin:hominesmpl
• Macedonian:луѓе(luǵe)
• Maricopa:'iipash
• Occitan:òmes(oc)mpl,òmismpl
• Polish:ludzie(pl)mperspl
• Portuguese:homens(pt)mpl
• Romanian:oameni(ro)mpl
• Russian:лю́ди(ru)mpl(ljúdi)
• Slovak:ľudia(sk)mpl
• Somali:rag
• Swahili:wabinadamu
• Urdu:لوگpl(log)
• Uzbek:kishilar

Basque

Noun

men

1. Acommand

Chuukese

Adverb

men

1. softer form offakkun(“very”)

Cornish

Etymology

(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Noun

menm(pluralmeyn)

1. stone

Usage notes

• This word mutates irregularly toveynin the plural after the definite article. It shares this behaviour withmargh(“horse”)and no other word.

Mutation

Mutation ofmen

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
men	ven	unchanged	unchanged	fen	ven

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

FromProto-Turkic*ben(“I”).CompareTurkishben(“I”).

Pronoun

men(pluralbiz,possessive adjectivemenim)

1. (personal)I(first-person singular)

Inflection

object	me:maña
reflexive	myself:özüm
possessive	mine,my:menim

Danish

Etymology 1

FromOld Norsemein,fromProto-Germanic*mainą(“damage, hurt, injustice, sin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/meːn/,[meːˀn]

Noun

menorménnorc(singular definitemenetormenen,plural indefinitemen,plural definitemenene)

1. injury

Etymology 2

Same origin asOld Norsemeðan(“while”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/mɛn/,[men]

Conjunction

men

1. but
2. (as a noun)but,catch,hitch,snag

   Jeg kan høre, der er etmen.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/mɛn/,/mə(n)/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation:men
• Rhymes:-ɛn,-ən

Etymology 1

FromMiddle Dutchmen,an unstressed variety ofman(“man”).Accordingly, originally pronounced with[ə];now predominantly with a full vowel[ɛ],especially in those areas where the word is chiefly literary. CompareGermanman,Middle Englishmen(indefinite pronoun).

Pronoun

men

1. (indefinite,subject)one,you,they,everyone;humanity,(the)people,thepublic opinion

   Menzegt dat...―Peoplesay that.... It is said that...

   Menweet nooit wat er gaat gebeuren.―Younever know what’s going to happen.

Usage notes

• When not used as a subject,menmust be replaced withje(“you”)or sometimesze(“them”).
• The word as such is very common inLimburgand some other areas, where it is part of the local dialects. Elsewhere it is not downright rare but perceived as formal and predominantly replaced withjeandzeeven as a subject (similarly to Englishone).

Related terms

• iemand
• niemand

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Verb

men

1. inflection ofmennen:
   1. first-personsingularpresentindicative
   2. (in case ofinversion)second-personsingularpresentindicative
   3. imperative

Faroese

Etymology 1

Seemøna

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[meːn](noun)
• IPA^(key):[mɛnː](conjunction)

  Homophone:menn

Noun

menf(genitive singularmenar,pluralmenirormenar)

1. (rare,Mykines)Thespinal cord

Declension

Declension ofmen
f2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	men	menin	menir	menirnar
accusative	men	menina	menir	menirnar
dative	men	menini	menum	menunum
genitive	menar	menarinnar	mena	menanna

f6	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	men	menin	menar	menarnar
Accusative	men	menina	menar	menarnar
Dative	men	menini	menum	menunum
Genitive	menar	menarinnar	mena	menanna

Synonyms

• (common)møna

Etymology 2

FromDanishmenderived fromOld Norsemeðan(“while”).

Conjunction

men

1. but

Fula

Pronoun

men

1. first person plural exclusive;short formwe,us

Usage notes

• Used inPular.

Dialectal variants

• min(Pulaar, Adamawa, Dageeja, Fouta-toro, Liptaako, Sokoto, Zaria, Gombe)

See also

• enen
• menen
• meɗen
• hiɗen

References

• Oumar Bah,Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular,Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
• Ritsuko Miyamoto (1993) “A Study of Fula Dialects: Examining the Continuous/Stative Constructions”, inSenri Ethnological Studies‎^[3],volume35,→DOI,pages215-230

Haitian Creole

Etymology 1

FromFrenchmain(“hand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/mɛ̃/

Noun

men

1. hand

Etymology 2

FromFrenchmais(“but”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/mɛ̃/

Conjunction

men

1. but

Icelandic

Etymology

FromOld Norsemen,fromProto-Germanic*manją.CompareOld Englishmene.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈmɛːn/
• Rhymes:-ɛːn

Noun

menn(genitive singularmens,nominative pluralmen)

1. necklace,especially one with apendant

Derived terms

• hálsmen(“pendant necklace”)

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈmen/
• Rhymes:-en
• Hyphenation:mén

Adverb

men(apocopated)

1. Apocopicform ofmeno

Contraction

men

1. (literary,archaic)Contraction ofmene.
   • 1723,Anton Maria Salvini,transl.,Iliade[Iliad]‎^[4],Milan: Giovanni Gaetano Tartini, Santi Franchi, translation ofἸλιάς (Iliás)byHomer,Book I,page 9:

     Menvo alle navi, appo aver fatte in guerra
     ben gravi, e dure, e faticose imprese

     I return to the ships, after grave, hard and laborious war endeavours

Japanese

Romanization

men

1. Rōmajitranscription ofめん

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic	مەن
Cyrillic	мен
Latin	men

Etymology 1

FromProto-Turkic*ben(“I”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/men/,[mʲe̘n]

Pronoun

men

1. I(first-person singular nominative and disjunctive pronoun)

Derived terms

• mensız(“without me”)
• menşık

See also

Kazakh personal pronouns

number	person	nominative	genitive	dative	accusative	locative	ablative	instrumental
singular	first	мен(men)	менің(menıñ)	маған(mağan)	мені(menı)	менде(mende)	менен(menen)	менімен(menımen)
	second	сен(sen)	сенің(senıñ)	саған(sağan)	сені(senı)	сенде(sende)	сенен(senen)	сенімен(senımen)
	second (formal)	сіз(sız)	сіздің(sızdıñ)	сізге(sızge)	сізді(sızdı)	сізде(sızde)	сізден(sızden)	сізбен(sızben)
	third	ол(ol)	оның(onyñ)	оған(oğan)	оны(ony)	онда(onda)	одан(odan)	онымен(onymen)
plural	first	біз(bız)	біздің(bızdıñ)	бізге(bızge)	бізді(bızdı)	бізде(bızde)	бізден(bızden)	бізбен(bızben)
	second	сендер(sender)	сендердің(senderdıñ)	сендерге(senderge)	сендерді(senderdı)	сендерде(senderde)	сендерден(senderden)	сендермен(sendermen)
	second (formal)	сіздер(sızder)	сіздердің(sızderdıñ)	сіздерге(sızderge)	сіздерді(sızderdı)	сіздерде(sızderde)	сіздерден(sızderden)	сіздермен(sızdermen)
	third	олар(olar)	олардың(olardyñ)	оларға(olarğa)	оларды(olardy)	оларда(olarda)	олардан(olardan)	олармен(olarmen)

Etymology 2

Haplologisedvariant ofменен(menen),from originalبرلان(birlān/⁠birlän⁠/,attested to be pronounced asmınen).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/men/,[mʲe̘n]

Conjunction

men

1. and

   atamenana―fatherandmother

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

FromFrenchmain(“hand”).

Noun

men

1. hand

Macaguán

Noun

men

1. water
2. river

References

• Edgar Buenaventura,Observaciones preliminares acerca del idioma macaguán: Apuntes culturales, fonología, apuntes gramaticales, vocabulário macaguán – español(1993)

Mandarin

Romanization

men(men⁵／men⁰,Zhuyin˙ㄇㄣ)

1. Hanyu Pinyinreading ofMôn／Môn

Romanization

men

1. Nonstandardspelling ofmēn.
2. Nonstandardspelling ofmén.
3. Nonstandardspelling ofmèn.
4. Nonstandardspelling ofmê̄n.

Usage notes

• 《 hán ngữ bính âm phương án 》(Scheme for the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet) defines a standard pronunciation for each letter in Hanyu Pinyin withZhuyin.ㄝ(/⁠ɛ⁠/)typically only occurs in syllables with an initial glide (e.g.ㄧㄝ(-ie/⁠i̯ɛ⁠/)), where it is romanized ase.When it occurs in syllables without an initial glide, however, it is romanized asêin order to distinguish it fromㄜ(-e/⁠ɤ⁠/).Such instances are rare, and are only found in interjections or neologisms.
• Transcriptionsof Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the criticaltonaldifferences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

An unstressed variety ofman.

Pronoun

men

1. someone
2. one,they,you,people;impersonal pronoun.

Inflection

This pronoun needs aninflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch:men
• Limburgish:me

Further reading

• “men”,inVroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek,2000
• Verwijs, E.,Verdam, J.(1885–1929) “men (I)”,inMiddelnederlandsch Woordenboek,The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff,→ISBN,page I

Middle English

Etymology 1

Pronoun

men

1. Alternative form ofman(“one, you”)

Etymology 2

FromOld Englishmenn,plural ofmann,fromProto-Germanic*manniz,plural of*mann-.

Noun

men

1. pluralofman(“man”)

Mòcheno

Etymology

An unstressed pronunciation ofmònn(“man”).CompareGermanman,Dutchmenfor a similar construct.

Pronoun

men

1. one,you(indefinite pronoun)

   Bou mumenparkiarn?―Where canyoupark?

References

• “men” inCimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples.2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Via Swedish and Danishmen,same origin as Old Norsemeðan(“while”).

Conjunction

men

1. But,however;introducing a clause that contrasts with the preceding clause, sentence or common belief.
2. though
3. only

   Han er en fin kar,menhan snakker litt for mye.– He is a nice guy,buthe talks a bit too much.

Etymology 2

From Old Norsemein.

Alternative forms

• mein

Noun

men

1. damage;injury(alsomén)
2. permanentdisability
3. difficulty;drawback

Etymology 3

Verb

men

1. imperativeofmene

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/mɛnː/
• Homophone:menn

Etymology 1

Via Swedish and Danishmen,same origin as Old Norsemeðan(“while”).

Conjunction

men

1. but,however;introducing a clause that contrasts with the preceding clause, sentence or common belief.
2. though
3. only

Etymology 2

Frommen.

Noun

menn(definite singularmenet,uncountable)

1. difficulty

References

• “men”inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

FromProto-Germanic*manją.Cognate withOld Englishmene.

Noun

menn(genitivemens,pluralmen)

1. necklace

Declension

Declension ofmen(strongja-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	men	menit	men	menin
accusative	men	menit	men	menin
dative	meni	meninu	menjum	menjunum
genitive	mens	mensins	menja	menjanna

Derived terms

• Brísingamen
• menglǫtuðr(“ring-destroyer; kenning for a wealthy ruler”)

Pohnpeian

Verb

men

1. towant

Salar

Etymology

FromProto-Turkic*ben.

Pronoun

men

1. First singular personal pronoun;I.

Declension

declension ofmen

	singular	plural
nominative	men	piser
genitive	miniği	piserniği
dative	maña	pisere
definite accusative	mini	piserni
locative	mende	piserde
ablative	menden	piserden
instrumental	{{{25}}}	{{{27}}}

See also

Salar personal pronouns

	singular	plural
1st person	men	piser
2nd person	sen	seler
3rd person	u	ular

References

• Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “men”,inStroj salárskovo jazyká[Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page224
• Lâm liên vân[Lin Lianyun] (1985) “men”,inTát lạp ngữ giản chí[A Brief History of Salar]‎^[5],Beijing:Dân tộc xuất bản xã: Cầm thư điếm,→OCLC,page53
• Mã vĩ[Ma Wei],Triều khắc[Chao Ke] (2014) “men”,inTát lạp ngữ 366 điều hội thoại độc bổn[Salar 366 Conversation Reader]‎^[6],1^stedition,Xã hội khoa học văn hiến xuất bản xã[Social Science Literature Press],→ISBN,page111
• Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “men”,in mễ na ngõa nhĩ ngải bỉ bố lạp (Minavar Abibra), editor,Tát duy hán từ điển (Sāwéihàncídiǎn)[Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing,→ISBN,page180
• Trương, tiến phong (Ayso Cañ Cinfen) (2008) ô lộ biệt cách (Ulubeğ), trịnh sơ dương (Çuyañ Yebey oğlı Ceñ), editors,Salar İbret Sözler tát lạp nhĩ ngạn ngữ[Salar Proverbs]‎^[7],China Salar Youth League, page43

Sherbro

Noun

men(pluralmenti)

1. (chiefly in theplural)water

References

• James Frederick Schön, James Frederick Schön,Sherbro Vocabulary(1839),page 24

Spanish

Noun

menmpl

1. pluralofman
2. (Peru,colloquial)dude

Sumerian

Romanization

men

1. Romanization of𒃞(men)

Swedish

Etymology 1

FromOld Swedishmen,fromMiddle Low Germanmen,man(“but, only”),probably fromOld Saxonniwan;possibly under the influence ofOld Swedishmen(“while, during”)(modernSwedishmedan,medans,mens). Cognate with modernLow Germanman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/mɛn/

• Audio:

  (file)

Conjunction

men

1. but;introducing a clause that contrasts with the preceding clause, sentence or common belief.
2. yet,but,however

   John har bott i staden i fem år,menaldrig besökt slottet.

   John has lived in the city for five years,yetnever visited the castle.

Derived terms

• om och men

Etymology 2

FromOld Norsemein,cognate withIcelandicmein,Norwegianmein,Old Saxonmēn,Old Englishmān;cognate withIcelandicmeinn(“which causes injury”),Old Englishmǣne(“evil, deceptive”,adj),Lithuanianmaĭnas(“change”,noun),Proto-Slavic*měna(“change”,noun);from theProto-Indo-Europeanroot*mei-(“to switch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/meːn/

Noun

menn

1. ahandicap,long-time remnant of a physical or mentalinjury,which affects a person negatively

Declension

Declension ofmen
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	men	menet	men	menen
Genitive	mens	menets	mens	menens

Related terms

• menlös

See also

• lyte och men

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈmɛn/
• Hyphenation:men

Etymology 1

InheritedfromOttoman Turkishمنع(menʾ,“a preventing, hindering, hindrance, a forbidding, prohibition”),fromArabicمَنْع(manʕ,“prevention”),verbal nounofمَنَعَ(manaʕa,“to hinder, to prevent, to repel”).

Noun

men(definite accusativemeni,pluralmenler)

1. An act ofprohibiting,forbidding

   Synonym:yasaklama

2. An act ofpreventing,hindering

   Synonyms:engel olma,önleme

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	men
Definite accusative	meni
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	men	menler
Definite accusative	meni	menleri
Dative	mene	menlere
Locative	mende	menlerde
Ablative	menden	menlerden
Genitive	menin	menlerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular menim menlerim 2nd singular menin menlerin 3rd singular meni menleri 1st plural menimiz menlerimiz 2nd plural meniniz menleriniz 3rd plural menleri menleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular menimi menlerimi 2nd singular menini menlerini 3rd singular menini menlerini 1st plural menimizi menlerimizi 2nd plural meninizi menlerinizi 3rd plural menlerini menlerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular menime menlerime 2nd singular menine menlerine 3rd singular menine menlerine 1st plural menimize menlerimize 2nd plural meninize menlerinize 3rd plural menlerine menlerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular menimde menlerimde 2nd singular meninde menlerinde 3rd singular meninde menlerinde 1st plural menimizde menlerimizde 2nd plural meninizde menlerinizde 3rd plural menlerinde menlerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular menimden menlerimden 2nd singular meninden menlerinden 3rd singular meninden menlerinden 1st plural menimizden menlerimizden 2nd plural meninizden menlerinizden 3rd plural menlerinden menlerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular menimin menlerimin 2nd singular meninin menlerinin 3rd singular meninin menlerinin 1st plural menimizin menlerimizin 2nd plural meninizin menlerinizin 3rd plural menlerinin menlerinin

Derived terms

• menedilmek
• menetmek

Related terms

• imtina
• mani
• memnu
• mümteni

Etymology 2

FromProto-Turkic*ben(“I, me”).

Pronoun

men

1. (dialectal)I,me

   Synonym:(standard)ben

Further reading

• “men”,inTurkish dictionaries,Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar(2007) “men”,inÖtüken Türkçe Sözlük(in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat,page3132

Turkmen

Etymology

FromProto-Turkic*ben(“I”).CompareTurkishben(“I”).

Pronoun

men

1. (personal)I

Declension

Declension ofmen

	singular	plural
nominative	men	biz
accusative	meni	bizi
genitive	meniň	biziň
dative	maňa	bize
locative	mende	bizde
ablative	menden	bizden

See also

Turkmen personal pronouns

		Nominative	Accusative	Genitive	Dative	Locative	Ablative
singular	1st person	men	meni	meniň	maňa	mende	menden
	2nd person	sen	seni	seniň	saňa	sende	senden
	3rd person	ol	ony	onuň	oňa	onda	ondan
plural	1st person	biz	bizi	biziň	bize	bizde	bizden
	2nd person	siz	sizi	siziň	size	sizde	sizden
	3rd person	olar	olary	olaryň	olara	olarda	olardan

Uyghur

Pronoun

men

1. Latin (ULY)transcription ofمەن(men)

Uzbek

Other scripts
Cyrillic	мен‍
Latin	men‍
Perso-Arabic

Etymology

FromProto-Turkic*ben(“I”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[mɛn]
• Hyphenation:men

Pronoun

men

1. (personal)I

Declension

Declension ofmen

	singular	plural
nominative	men	menlar
genitive	menning	menlarning
dative	menga	menlarga
definite accusative	menni	menlarni
locative	menda	menlarda
ablative	mendan	menlardan

Possessive forms ofmen

my	singular	plural
nominative	menim	menlarim
genitive	menimning	menlarimning
dative	menimga	menlarimga
definite accusative	menimni	menlarimni
locative	menimda	menlarimda
ablative	menimdan	menlarimdan
your	singular	plural
nominative	mening	menlaring
genitive	meningning	menlaringning
dative	meningga	menlaringga
definite accusative	meningni	menlaringni
locative	meningda	menlaringda
ablative	meningdan	menlaringdan
her/his/its	singular	plural
nominative	meni	menlari
genitive	menining	menlarining
dative	meniga	menlariga
definite accusative	menini	menlarini
locative	menida	menlarida
ablative	menidan	menlaridan
our	singular	plural
nominative	menimiz	menlarimiz
genitive	menimizning	menlarimizning
dative	menimizga	menlarimizga
definite accusative	menimizni	menlarimizni
locative	menimizda	menlarimizda
ablative	menimizdan	menlarimizdan
your	singular	plural
nominative	meningiz	menlaringiz
genitive	meningizning	menlaringizning
dative	meningizga	menlaringizga
definite accusative	meningizni	menlaringizni
locative	meningizda	menlaringizda
ablative	meningizdan	menlaringizdan
their	singular	plural
nominative	meni	menlari
genitive	menining	menlarining
dative	meniga	menlariga
definite accusative	menini	menlarini
locative	menida	menlarida
ablative	menidan	menlaridan

See also

Uzbek personal pronouns

		Nominative	Accusative	Genitive	Dative	Locative	Ablative
singular	1st person	men	meni	mening	menga	menda	mendan
	2nd person	sen	seni	sening	senga	senda	sendan
	3rd person	u	uni	uning	unga	unda	undan
plural	1st person	biz	bizni	bizning	bizga	bizda	bizdan
	2nd person	siz	sizni	sizning	sizga	sizda	sizdan
	3rd person	ular	ularni	ularning	ularga	ularda	ulardan

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội)IPA^(key):[mɛn˧˧]
• (Huế)IPA^(key):[mɛŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon)IPA^(key):[mɛŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

FromProto-Vietic*-mɛːn.

Noun

men•(Miên,𥽔,𥾃)

1. yeast
2. (biochemistry)enzyme
3. alcohol(in terms of itseuphorigenicorintoxicatingeffects)

Derived terms

• ma men
• men tiêu hoá
• thuốc men

Etymology 2

Noun

men

1. enamel
2. (ceramics)glaze

Etymology 3

Verb

men•(Miên,Miên)

1. toapproach,togo along

Derived terms

Derived terms

• men theo
• mon men

Anagrams

• nem

Volapük

Etymology

FromGermanMannandEnglishman,both fromProto-Germanic*mann-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/men/

Noun

men

1. man(male or female),human,human being
   • 1932,Arie de Jong,Leerboek der Wereldtaal,page15:

     Blodmenaat binom sudik.

     The brother of thismanis deaf.

Declension

declension ofmen

	singular	plural
nominative	men	mens
genitive	mena	menas
dative	mene	menes
accusative	meni	menis
vocative1	omen!	omens!
predicative2	menu	menus

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

Hyponyms

• cil(“child”)
• himen(“male human”)
• jimen(“female human”)

Welsh

Etymology

Variant of earlierben,fromProto-Celtic*bend(n)ā(whence Latinbenna), fromProto-Indo-European*bʰendʰ-(“to bind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈmɛn/

Noun

menf(pluralmenniormennau)

1. (transport)cart,wagon

Synonyms

• cart
• certwain
• trol
• wagen

Derived terms

• Men Carl(“Charles' Wain, the Big Dipper”)
• Men Siarlmaen(“Charles' Wain, the Big Dipper”)
• Men Siarlys(“Charles' Wain, the Big Dipper”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
men	fen	unchanged	unchanged
Note:Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “men”,inGeiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online(in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Wutunhua

Etymology

FromMandarinMôn／Môn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[mə̃]

Noun

men

1. door

   menkai-di-li.

   Thedooris kept open.

   (Quoted in Sandman, p. 182)

References

• Juha Janhunen,Marja Peltomaa, Erika Sandman, Xiawu Dongzhou (2008)Wutun(LINCOM's Descriptive Grammar Series), volume466,LINCOM Europa,→ISBN
• Erika Sandman (2016)A Grammar of Wutun‎^[8],University of Helsinki (PhD),→ISBN