"moin" meaning in Low German

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Interjection

IPA: /mɔːɪn/, /mɔːɪŋ/
Etymology: The etymology is not clear. * It stems possibly from moi, moie, moien (“nice, bright, shiny”), from Middle Low German [Term?], thus meaning would be '(have a) good one'. This would explain the pronunciation with /ŋ/ in some areas, which would stem from regular inflection of Low German moi. * It is also possible that this word is a borrowing from a Frisian language, which would explain the vowel sequence /ɔːɪ/, which does not naturally occur in almost any Low German dialect. * Further, many sources say that the word comes from the Berlin area, representing the local pronunciation of German Morgen (“morning”): [mɔɐ̯jɘn]. The pronunciation would come either from local Low German (where the word was pronounced [mɔrʝɘn]) and then have undergone r-vocalisation, or from early modern Upper Saxonian (/mɔˤjən/ or something similar), which is the German dialect that initially replaced Low German in Berlin. The word was understood as 'moin' by the rhotic dialects surrounding the city and spread north from them. * Should this word be a West Frisian or Berlinian borrowing, it is likely that it was later conflated with the Low German word moi (/moːɪ/). * A descent, at least partially, from a lost West Slavic dialect has also been hypothesized. Etymology templates: {{unk|nds|The etymology is not clear.}} The etymology is not clear., {{der|nds|gml}} Middle Low German [Term?], {{m+|nds|moi}} Low German moi, {{der|nds|gmw-fri}} Frisian, {{cog|de|Morgen||morning}} German Morgen (“morning”), {{der|nds|fy|-}} West Frisian, {{der|nds|zlw|-}} West Slavic Head templates: {{head|nds|interjection}} moin
  1. (informal) hi Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-moin-nds-intj-j0NDRmSP Categories (other): Low German entries with incorrect language header, Low German greetings, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries
     
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      "word": "moin"
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      "word": "mòjn"
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      },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔːɪŋ/"
    }
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      "ipa": "/mɔːɪn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔːɪŋ/"
    }
  ],
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}

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