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maun English Meaning - Translate maun (Coy) into English from Hindi

maun Roman Hindi to English Meaning is Coy. It is a adjective, coyer, coyest by form. Other maun English Meanings are are Backward, Bashful, Blushing, Coquettish, Demure, Diffident, Evasive, Flirtatious, Humble, Kittenish, Overmodest, Reserved, Retiring, Shrinking, Shy, Skittish, Timid, Unassertive, Prudish, Rabbity, and a lot others listed on this page.

Definitions of Coy

adj. Quiet; still.

adj. Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry.

adj. Soft; gentle; hesitating.

intransitive v. To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity.

intransitive v. To make difficulty; to be unwilling.

transitive v. To allure; to entice; to decoy.

transitive v. To caress with the hand; to stroke.

Form Adjective, Coyer, Coyest.

How To Spell Coy [koi]

Origin of Coy Middle English: from Old French coi, quei, from Latin quietus (see quiet). The original sense was ‘quiet, still’ (especially in behaviour), later ‘modestly retiring’, and hence (of a woman) ‘affecting to be unresponsive to advances’.

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