different between morgan vs moran

English

Etymology

Named for Thomas Hunt Morgan.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m????n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m????n/
• Hyphenation: mor?gan

Noun

morgan (plural morgans)

1. (medicine) A unit for expressing the relative distance between genes on a chromosome.

Derived terms

• centimorgan

Anagrams

• Garmon, Gorman, garmon, mongra

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *morgin.

Noun

morgan m

1. morning

Derived terms

• morganstern

Descendants

• Middle High German: morgen
  • Alemannic German: moorn, moore, moore

    Alsatian: Müggen

    Swabian: Morga, Moriga

    Walser: morge

  • Bavarian: Morgen, Muagn, Muang

    Cimbrian: mòrng, morgan, mòrgont

    Mòcheno: morng

  • Central Franconian:

    Hunsrik: Meuend

    Luxembourgish: Mueren, Moien

  • German: Morgen
    • ? English: morgen
  • Hessian: Mojje
  • Vilamovian: miügia
  • Yiddish: ??????? (morgn)

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *morgin.

Noun

morgan m

1. morning

Descendants

• Middle Low German: morgen
  • German Low German: Mörgen
  • German Low German: Morgen, Morrn
  • Dutch Low Saxon: morgen, morren

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maasai il-múrràn (“warriors”).

Noun

moran (plural morans or moran or ilmoran)

1. (East Africa) An unmarried Maasai or Samburu warrior.

Related terms

• morani

See also

• murata

Anagrams

• Armon, Manor, Maron, Narom, Nor Am, Nor-Am, NorAm, Norma, Roman, manor, morna, norma, roman

Spanish

Verb

moran

1. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present indicative form of morar.
2. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural present indicative form of morar.