物もん
Meanings
Noun
1. thing; object; article; stuff; substance
It's probably because they used to carry and move things themselves.
2. one's things; possessions; property; belongings
as 〜のもの, 〜のもん
3. things; something; anything; everything; nothing
4. quality
5. reason; the way of things
6. used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
formal noun often used as 〜ものだ
As expected, one really shouldn't do things one isn't used to.
Suffix
Usually written in kana
7. item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
8. cause of ...; cause for ...
Prefix
9. somehow; somewhat; for some reason
when read as "もの"
10. really; truly
when read as "もの"
Kanji used
thing
Pitch accent
も
ん
Used in vocabulary (27 in total)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
shopping; purchased goods
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
laundry; the washing
cheap article; poor-quality article
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
tumour; tumor; growth; boil; ulcer; abscess
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
present; gift
goods sold off through irregular channels (usu. at very low prices); merchandise obtained by buying out the inventories of failed retailers instead of going through normal wholesale channels; fake merchandise; unlicensed merchandise; knockoff
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
spicy food; (arch.) daikon
bargain; find; unbelievable good luck; unexpected good fortune
goods sold off through irregular channels (usu. at very low prices); merchandise obtained by buying out the inventories of failed retailers instead of going through normal wholesale channels; fake merchandise; unlicensed merchandise; knockoff
very attractive thing; something to drool over
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
bargain; find; unbelievable good luck; unexpected good fortune
genuine article; real thing; real deal
very attractive thing; something to drool over
Examples (179 in total)
Ah, what a splendid thing.
This is my sister's.
Where are your things?