muốn

See also: muon, muón, múon, muôn, mướn, muộn, and mượn

Middle Vietnamese edit

Alternative forms edit

muấn

Verb edit

muốn

(modal) to want

Descendants edit

Vietnamese: muốn

References edit

De Rhodes, Alexandre (1651), “muốn”, Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum.

Vietnamese edit

Alternative forms edit

(Internet slang, text messaging) mún

Etymology edit

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “The reconstruction Proto-Vietic *ɓəːlʔ (“to wish; to desire”) seems to be a mistake. The Rục form is bo:n³ ~ buǝn³, pointing to the Proto-Vietic form *ɓoːnʔ instead.”

Attested as Northern Middle Vietnamese muốn, muấn in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [muən˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [muəŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [muəŋ˦˥]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)

Verb edit

muốn • (㦖, 悶, 𫹰, 𫺓, 𬅳)

(modal) to want
- (Can we date this quote?), Minh Khang (lyrics and music), “Lời nguyền [The Oath]”:
  ♀: Phải làm sao anh được vui ?
  Phải làm sao anh hết buồn ?
  Tình qua tay, thật lòng em không muốn.
  ♀: What should I do to cheer you up?
  What should I do to comfort you?
  Love passed us by, it was never what I really wanted.

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