Machin

machin English Etymology 1 From enm machun, from en xno machun, fro masson, from en frk *makjo maker; builder; see en make. More at en mason. Pronunciation en /ˈmeɪt͡ʃɪn/ Proper noun en occupations. Derived terms en Machin's formula Machin-like formula Noun + series en philately Any of a British series of definitive stamps designed by Arnold Machin, first issued in 1967 and featuring a side view portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. See also en Downey Heads en Wilding References D. G. A. Myall, The Complete Deegam Machin Handbook, Bridport (Dorset), Deegam Publications, 1993 Etymology 2 en en en-IN maha- great China. From en Maha-China Great China, with same first component as in en maharaja. "maha" from en hi महा, from en sa महा. Proper noun en obsolete India China. en Chin References 530 Macheen, Mahacheen Anagrams en achimn Michna chiman manchi Mincha en eponyms French Etymology From fr machin thingy. Pronunciation fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-Machin.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>) Proper noun m + fr informal what's-his-face a general word used to designate a person whom one does not know how to name more precisely, in particular whose name has been forgotten fr Elle se promenait avec Machin ; j’ai oublié son nom. She was walking with Thingy; I've forgotten his name. fr Fouad Laroui L’Étrange Affaire du pantalon de Dassoukine Né nulle part 2012 41 Dans un café de P*, capitale de la F*, un jeune Marocain, m’ayant civilement abordé (« Vous êtes bien Machin, le gazetier ? »), m’affirme de manière véhémente que je dois entendre son histoire. In a café in P*, the capital of F*, a young Moroccan, having politely approached me ("Are you what's-his-face, the reporter?") insisted that I should listen to his story. fr w:Fabcaro; w:Didier Conrad L'iris blanc Asterix and the White Iris 2023 Hachette Vanves w:Asterix 978-2-01-400133-4 34 À propos de sanglier, comment va Machin ?