onyoun
Middle English
onyoun
Alternative forms
- onyon, oynioun, oynon, oynoun, uniown, unon, unyon
- oynnun, oynoin, ungeon (early)
- eyngnon, honȝon, onȝone, oyenoun, oygnon, oyneȝoun, oyneon, oyneoun, oynyon, oynyn, unnan (late)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French oignon, from Latin ūniōnem (“onion”); the variation in pronunciation reflects differing adaptations of Old French /uˈɲun/. Compare unioun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /unˈ(j)uːn/, /ˈun(j)un/, /ui̯nˈ(j)uːn/, /ˈui̯n(j)un/
Noun
onyoun (plural onyouns)
- The onion plant (Allium cepa).
- An onion; the bulb of this plant.
Descendants
- English: onion
- Bislama: anian
- Tok Pisin: anian
- → Maori: aniana
- Scots: ingan, ingin
- → Cornish: onyon
- →? Welsh: wynwyn
References
- “oinyon, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.