mignon

Significado (Inglés)

Adj

Small and cute; pretty in a delicate way; dainty.

Noun

1. (obsolete, rare) A cute or pretty person; a dandy; a pretty child.
2. (historical) One of the court favourites of Henry III of France.

Conceptos

nanay

Sinónimos

delicately small

cutesy

kawaii

Traducciones

مغنون

قشيب

bufó

mignon

mignonne

carina

grazioso

zoetjes

dottig

vertederend

bonita

linda

minyon

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈmɪnjɒn/

Etimología (Inglés)

Cognado con alto alemán antiguo: minnja

Cognado con Old Saxon: minnea

Cognado con neerlandés: minnen

In summary

From French mignon, from Middle French mignon (“lover, darling, favourite”), from Old French mignon (“dainty, pleasing, gentle, kind”), from Frankish *minnjo (“love, friendship, affection, memory”), from Proto-Germanic *minþijō, *mindijō (“affectionate thought, care”), from Proto-Indo-European *men-, *mnā- (“to think”). Cognate with Old High German minnja (“love, care, affection, desire, memory”), Old Saxon minnea (“love”). More at mind. Compare Dutch minnen (“to love”). Doublet of minion.