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# mountain
# mountain
#: ''[[Maun]][[-de]] [[na]] [[slip daun|slip]] [[slip daun|daun]]!''
#:: The '''mountain''' will fall!
#::: -''Grounders'' (''[[The 100]]'', Episode 215)


=====Derived Terms=====
=====Derived Terms=====

Revision as of 01:19, 8 May 2020

Trigedasleng

Etymology 1

Blend of mount (synonym for "mountain") +‎ mountain.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈmaun/

Rhymes: -aun

Noun

maun

  1. mountain
    Maun-de na slip daun!
    The mountain will fall!
    -Grounders (The 100, Episode 215)
Derived Terms

Etymology 2

From English mount ("to get on").

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈmaun/

Root

maun

  1. used for getting onto a vehicle, or, by extension, for beginning a journey (not used on its own)
Derived Terms