moy

See also: møy

Translingual

Symbol

moy

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Shekkacho.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Shekkacho terms

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mœr, mær, from Proto-Germanic *mawī, from Proto-Indo-European *magʰ-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

moy f (genitive singular moyar, plural moyar)

1. maid, maiden
2. virgin

Declension

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Synonyms

• moyggj

Middle French

Alternative forms

• moi

Etymology

From Old French moi, mei.

Pronoun

moy

1. me

Descendants

• French: moi

Scots

Etymology

Inherited from Early Scots moy, from Middle Dutch mooy, moy (“pretty, nice”), from Old Dutch mōi (see modern Dutch mooi (“nice, beautiful”)). Related to German Low German mooi (“nice, friendly, attractive, beautiful”), dialectal Norwegian møy (“quiet, gentle”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

moy (comparative mair moy, superlative maist moy)

1. mild; gentle; reserved; meek

Talysh

Etymology

Cognate with Persian ماهی (mâhi).

Noun

moy

1. fish

Uzbek

Other scripts

Yangi Imlo
Cyrillic	мой‍
Latin	moy‍
Perso-Arabic (Afghanistan)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bań.

Noun

moy (plural moylar)

1. fat, grease
2. edible oil, butter
3. lubricant