munnu

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin mundus (“world”). Cognate with Basque, Extremaduran, and Asturian mundu, Sardinian and Corsican munnu, Neapolitan munno, French monde, Italian mondo, Portuguese, Galician, Aragonese, and Spanish mundo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmun.nu/, [ˈmu.nːʊ]
  • Rhymes: -unnʊ
  • Hyphenation: mùn‧nu

Noun

munnu m (plural munna or munni)

  1. world
    U munnu novu. ― The new world.
    È nu munnu a parti. ― It'a world apart.
  2. people; society
    Cc'è 'n munnu persu! ― People are crazy!
  3. kingdom
    munnu animali ― animal kingdom

Derived terms

  • munnanu
  • munniali

See also

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