mon

Meaning

Noun

• The former currency of Japan until 1870, before the yen.
• The badge or emblem of a Japanese family, especially a family of the ancient feudal nobility; typically circular and consists of conventionalized forms from nature.
• A colloquial means of address of man in places such as Jamaica and Shropshire in England.
• A creature in a video game, usually one which is captured, trained up and used in battles.
• A video game or anime in which catching and battling creatures is an important element.

Origin

• From Japanese 文. Cognate to wen, mun and van.
• From a dialectal variant of man; compare Western Middle English mon (alongside Eastern man).
• , via Japanese モン in Pokémon, Digimon, etc.