Etymology

mon

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Today it means: The former currency of Japan until 1870, before the yen. Full definition →

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mon · noun1

  1. Japanese · borrowed from文
  2. English todaymon

From Japanese 文 (mon).

mon · noun2

From a dialectal variant of man; compare West Midland Middle English mon (alongside East Midland Middle English man).

mon · noun3

  1. Japanese · derived fromモン
  2. English todaymon

Clipping of monster, via Japanese モン (mon) in Pokémon, Digimon, etc.

mon · interjection4

Clipping of come on.

mon · symbol5

Clipping of month.

Mon · noun, proper noun6

  1. Burmese · borrowed fromမွန်
  2. English todayMon

From Burmese မွန် (mwan).

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