Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moff

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
moff
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thin silk material made in the Caucasus.

Archaic; Uncountable

noun

A moth.

Informal

Etymology

Uncertain. Akin to the synonymous Georgian მოვი (movi), Armenian մով (mov) and Persian [script needed] (mov), the latter attested ca. 1540 in ʿAlamara-ye Shah Tahmasp in the phrase [script needed] (alecheh-ye mov kar-e Hend, “mov-alacha made in India”). Note further Tajik мовут (movut), Uzbek movut (“broadcloth”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

moffs (plural)

Questions

What does moff mean?
A thin silk material made in the Caucasus.
Where does moff come from?
Uncertain. Akin to the synonymous Georgian მოვი (movi), Armenian մով (mov) and Persian [script needed] (mov), the latter attested ca. 1540 in ʿAlamara-ye Shah Tahmasp in the phrase [script needed] (alecheh-ye mov kar-e Hend, “mov-alacha made in India”). Note further Tajik мовут (movut), Uzbek movut (“broadcloth”).

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