mignon

English

/ˈmɪnjɒn/, /mɪnˈjɑn/

adj
Definitions
  • Small and cute; pretty in a delicate way; dainty.

Etymology

Borrowed from French mignon (cute) derived from Middle French mignon (darling, lover, royal favourite, favourite) derived from Old French mignon (gentle, kind, pleasing, dainty) derived from Frankish *minnjo (love, memory, friendship, affection) derived from Proto-Germanic *minþijō derived from Proto-Indo-European *men- (think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*men-

Gloss

think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small

Concept
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Kanji

楼, 塔

Emoji
💭 🤔

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