nonm

Louisiana Creole

Alternative forms

• n'homme, nòm, nomme

Etymology

Derived from French un (“a”) + French homme (“man”), with the prevocalic /n/ of the indefinite article re-analyzed as part of the noun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔ̃m/
• Rhymes: -ɔ̃m

Noun

nonm

1. (a) man

   Synonym: boug

Coordinate terms

• (age): gaçon, jènn boug, ti boug
• (gender): fenm