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Definition: Min |
MinNoun1. A unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; "he ran a 4 minute mile". 2. Any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province. 3. A god of procreation. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "min" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Math | Short for minimum, minimal, etc. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
In (ethno-)linguistics, the Min tongues are spoken by people mainly in China and Southeast Asia. See the article Min (linguistics).
In Egyptian mythology, Min was an ancient fertility god, and the patron of traveling caravans. As a god of male sexual potency, he was honored during the coronation rites of the New Kingdom Pharoahs. Festivals in his honor included offerings of wheat and lettuce (an aphrodisiac). He was a son or lover of Isis.
In art, Min was depicted as wearing a crown with feathers and holding his penis, erect, in his left hand while holding a flail in his
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Min (閩方言 in pinyin: min3 fang1 yan2) is a general term for a group of dialects of the Chinese language spoken in the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian as well as by migrants from this province in Taiwan, Guangdong (around Chaozhou-Swatou, and Leizhou peninsula), Hainan, two counties in southern Zhejiang and Zhoushan archipelago offshore Ningbo. There are many Min speakers also among overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia.
Some researches tend to divide the Min group into Northern Min and Southern Min subgroups with Fuzhou and Xiamen (Amoy) dialects being paramount.
More complex division is suggested by SIL: Northern Min (Min-Bei, around Jian'ou in Fujian), Central Min (Min-Zhong, around Shaxian, Sanming), Eastern Min (Min-Dong in Fuzhou), Xinghua (in Puxian and Xianyou counties) and Southern Min (Min-Nan, in Zhangzhou, Quanzhou, Xiamen). Southern Min is also spoken by Fujian diaspora in Guangdong, Taiwan, Hainan, etc).
The initials of Min dialects are more numerous than in Mandarin Chinese, as well as finals.
The Southern Min language in Taiwan is known as Hō-ló-oē, in Guangdong as Hoklo, in Hainan as Qiongzhou hua.
Writing system is identical to Mandarin, though some Taiwanese are using so called Church Romanization (Jiaohui Luomazi, or in Taiwanese, Peh-oē-jī, "vernacular writing"; see Taiwanese language) created by foreign missionaries in the 19th century. There are some publications in mixed writing, combining Chinese characters for Chinese words and Latin alphabet for indigenous words, including those from Taiwanese aborigines.
External links
- Ethnologue Report For Chinese Min-Nan
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
min | Danish | Minut | Mathematics, Meteorology & Standards |
min | Dutch | Minuut | Mathematics, Meteorology & Standards |
min | English | Minute | Mathematics, Meteorology & Standards |
min | Italian | Minuto | Mathematics, Meteorology & Standards |
| Min. | English | Minim | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonym: MinSynonym: minute (n). (additional references) |
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Screenplays | Boys you're speed has gone from 4 min 8 sec to 2 min 3 sec and you've clearly gained some weight (The Oblongs...; writing credit: Ana Katz) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Or Min Hahefker (1973) Min elskede I morgen (1971) Når de er værst Min søsters børn (1971) Mig og min lillebror og Bølle (1969) Shey min el khouf (1969) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Shown are two separate head-shots of Roy Hertz (l), and Min Chiu Li (r). Credit: unknown photographer. |  | Min Chiu Li worked with Roy Hertz and treated choriocarcinoma with large doses of methotrexate. Li left NCI for NYC. Credit: Unknown photographer. |
 | View of the city of St. Paul, Min. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Pozharnoe depo na Kovzhinskom liesopil'nom zavode Min. Udielov. [Rossiiskaia imperiia]. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | The Gumps. "Say, Min, did you read these letters in the Gloop breach of promise suit?". Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Auckland views IV" by Wendy Cain Commentary: "I went to Waiheke island just a 30 min ferry ride from Auckland. It was a work seminar, weather wonderful, stunning views. Another shot from the ferry." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | According to an article in June 20th edition of Ren Min You Dian, a key telecommunications newspaper run by MII, 80 percent of China's imports of mobile telecommunications equipment in 1999 were from European countries like Sweden, Finland, Germany and France. (references) | |
A problem common to all electronic music distribution sites at this moment is a long download time. It takes 19 minutes to download 5 min.30 second file (5.3MB) on ISDN line for PCs, which in turn would costs 60 yen, or 60 cents for the use of the telephone line for that length of time. NTT (Nippon Telegram and Telephone company) is developing new technology with which 3MB file may be downloaded in 3 minutes. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Burma | On May 26, 2000, the junta announced that security forces had seized "inflammatory" leaflets, stickers, and calendars, and arrested Zaw Min Oo in the Bago Division. (references) |
Economic History | Thailand | Importers of luxury products 60% min. (references) |
Hong Kong | External Traffic Volume Total Incoming 1.70 B min. 1.86 B min. 1.90 B min. (references) | |
Human Rights | Burma | In July 1999, NLD member-elect of parliament Kyaw Min died of hepatitis that he contracted while in prison; he had been detained from 1996 to 1998 without trial and was released to his family just prior to his death. (references) |
Worker Rights | Burma | Beginning in February 2000, residents from the townships of Monywa, Kane, Min Kin, and Kalewa in Sagaing Division were forced to construct a new road along the Chindwin River from Monywa to Kalewa. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Min" is generally used as a noun (common) -- approximately 94.57% of the time. "Min" is used about 681 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (common) | 94.57% | 644 | 10,128 |
| Unclassified Items | 3.23% | 22 | 74,468 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.2% | 15 | 90,616 |
| Total | 100.00% | 681 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "min" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Min | First name Female | 2,000 | 2,358 |
| Min | Last name | 1,000 | 12,374 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name |
| Hong Kong | Min Xin Holdings Ltd. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expression using "min": min dialect. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "min": min-assembler, min-buses, min-ha-to, min-max, min-peak, Min-y-don. | |
Ending with "min": kuo-min, ming-min, tung-min. | |
Containing "min": grar-min-ay-oos. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
min pin | 486 | breeders min pin | 18 |
min | 343 | heap max min | 17 |
shen min | 145 | 99 min cdr | 17 |
min pin rescue | 43 | egypt min travel | 17 |
min pin puppy | 39 | 60 min | 16 |
edu.pt min | 36 | 30 meal min | 16 |
ho chi min | 31 | fitta min | 16 |
min picture pin | 31 | min zhong | 15 |
min pin sale | 27 | jong kim min | 15 |
dog min pin | 25 | 1 min | 15 |
min wage | 25 | min yu zhou | 14 |
10 min resume | 25 | 90 min cdr | 13 |
min vic yu zhou | 25 | min putt | 13 |
flex a min | 24 | 44 min | 13 |
kim min yung | 23 | edu min yu | 13 |
cooper min | 22 | last min vacation | 12 |
kim min | 21 | ju kim min | 12 |
lee min woo | 21 | com min | 12 |
min woo | 21 | edu min | 12 |
clip min | 19 | min wax | 12 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "min"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 分钟 (minute, minutes). (various references) | |
Dutch | min-max-contract (min-max contractual arrangement). (various references) | |
German | minister (minister), min. (m.). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 最小値 (minimum value). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | さいしょうち (minimum value). (various references) | |
Korean | 분 (minute, minutes). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | inmay.(various references) | |
Spanish | mínimo (minimal, minimum). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 1, Verse 46 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai eipen mariam megalunei h yuch mou ton kurion |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et ait Maria magnificat anima mea Dominum |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | þa cwæð maria min sawl mærsaþ drihten; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And Marie seide, Mi soule magnyfieth the Lord, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And Mary sayde. My soule magnifieth the Lorde. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And Mary said: My soul gives glory to God; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Luke Chapter 1, Verse 46 |
| Bulgarian | И Мария каза: Величае душата ми Господа, |
| Cebuano | Ug si Maria miingon, Ang akong kalag nagadayeg sa Ginoo, |
| Chinese | 馬 利 亞 說 、 我 心 尊 主 為 大 、 |
| Croatian | Tada Marija reèe: "Velièa duša moja Gospodina, |
| Danish | Og Maria sagde: "Min Sjæl ophøjer Herren; |
| Dutch | En Maria zeide: Mijn ziel maakt groot den Heere; |
| Finnish | Ja Maria sanoi: "Minun sieluni suuresti ylistää Herraa, |
| French | Et Marie dit: Mon âme exalte le Seigneur, |
| German | Und Maria sprach: Meine Seele erhebt den HERRN, |
| Haitian Creole | Lè sa a Mari di: Nanm mwen ap chante pou Mèt la ki gen pouvwa. |
| Hungarian | Akkor monda Mária: Magasztalja az én lelkem az Urat, |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Maria berkata, "Hatiku memuji Tuhan, |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka kata Maryam, "Jiwaku megahkan Tuhan, |
| Italian | Allora Maria disse: |
| Korean | 마 리 아 가 가 로 되 내 영 혼 이 주 를 찬 양 하 며 |
| Latvian | Un Marija sacîja: Augsti slavç Kungu mana dvçsele. |
| Manx Gaelic | As dooyrt Moirrey, Ta m'annym cur ard-voylley da'n Chiarn. |
| Maori | A ka mea a Meri, Ka whakanui toku wairua i te Ariki, |
| Norwegian | Da sa Maria: Min sjel ophøier Herren, |
| Portuguese | Disse então Maria: A minha alma engrandece ao Senhor, |
| Rumanian | Wi Maria a zis: ,,Sufletul meu mqrewte pe Domnul, |
| Shuar | Nuna tinia iniaisamtai Marí juna Tímiayi: "Wikia tuke enentairjai "Yus Timiá uuntaiti" tajai. |
| Spanish | Y María dijo: --Engrandece mi alma al Señor; |
| Swahili | Naye Maria akasema, |
| Swedish | Då sade Maria: "Min själ prisar storligen Herren, |
| Uma | Na'uli' Maria: Mpo'une' -a Pue' hante nono-ku mpu'u. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "min": mina, minable, minacities, minacity, minae, minaret, minarets, minas, minatory, minaudiere, minaudieres, mince, minced, mincemeat, mincemeats, mincer, mincers, minces, mincier, minciest, mincing, mincingly, mincy, mind, mindblower, mindblowers, minded, mindedness, mindednesses, minder, minders, mindful, mindfully, mindfulness, mindfulnesses, minding, mindless, mindlessly, mindlessness, mindlessnesses, minds, mindset, mindsets, mine, mineable, mined, minefield, minefields, minelayer, minelayers, miner. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "min": albumin, alumin, amin, antivitamin, benjamin, bromin, ceruloplasmin, cobalamin, cumin, cummin, cyanocobalamin, diamin, dormin, duralumin, etamin, gamin, haemin, harmin, hemin, histamin, indamin, jasmin, lactalbumin, legumin, maximin, megavitamin, merbromin, multivitamin, ovalbumin, pancreozymin, plasmin, prolamin, protamin, provitamin, rhodamin, saimin, theremin, thiamin, vermin, vitamin. (additional references) | |
Words containing "min": abdomina, abdominal, abdominally, abominable, abominably, abominate, abominated, abominates, abominating, abomination, abominations, abominator, abominators, absentminded, absentmindedly, absentmindedness, absentmindednesses, acclaiming, accustoming, acetaminophen, acetaminophens, acuminate, adeeming, administer, administered, administering, administers, administrable, administrant, administrants, administrate, administrated, administrates, administrating, administration, administrations, administrative, administratively, administrator, administrators, administratrices, administratrix, affirming, agminate, agnomina, aiming, alarming, alarmingly, alaruming, albuminous, albumins. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: nim. | |
| Words within the letters "i-m-n" | |
-1 letter: in, mi. | |
| Words containing the letters "i-m-n" | |
+1 letter: amin, limn, main, mien, mina, mind, mine, mini, mink, mint, minx, muni, nims. | |
+2 letters: amain, amine, amino, amins, amnia, amnic, amnio, anima, anime, animi, cumin, denim, gamin, hemin, imine, imino, inarm, liman, limen, limns, linum, mains, mania, manic, matin, mavin, meiny, miens, minae, minas, mince, mincy, minds, mined, miner, mines, mingy, minim, minis, minke, minks, minny, minor, mints, minty, minus, mizen, monie, mucin, munis, nimbi, nizam, nomoi, onium, unmix, vimen. | |
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