onyoun

Middle English

onyoun

Alternative forms

onyon, oynioun, oynon, oynoun, uniown, unon, unyon
oynnun, oynoin, ungeon (Early Middle English)
eyngnon, honȝon, onȝone, oyenoun, oygnon, oyneȝoun, oyneon, oyneoun, oynyon, oynyn, unnan (Late Middle English)

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.

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