mignon

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

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.

Sinonimai

delicately small

cutesy

kawaii

Vertimai

مغنون

قشيب

bufó

mignon

mignonne

carina

grazioso

zoetjes

dottig

vertederend

bonita

linda

nanay

Tariamas kaip (IPA)

/ˈmɪnjɒn/

Etimologija (Anglų k.)

Sutampa su senoji Aukštosios Vokietijos: minnja

Sutampa su Old Saxon: minnea

Sutampa su olandų: 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.