Etymology

From Middle Persian mdyʾn' ‎(mayān), from Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos. Compare Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬜𐬌𐬌𐬀 ‎(maiδya), Sanskrit मध्य ‎(madhya), Ossetian мидӕг ‎(midæg). See also Arabic مَيْدَان ‎(maydān), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪˈjɒːn/