mây
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [məj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [məj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [məj˧˧]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Vietic *k-mǝl (“cloud”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *mhuəl ~ *mhəl (“cloud”); cognate with Muong mầl, Bahnar hơmơ̆l, Kuy lmʌ̤l, Santali ᱨᱤᱢᱤᱞ (rimil).
Attested in the Annan Jishi (安南即事, 13th century) as 梅 (MC mwoj).
Noun edit
(classifier áng, đám) mây • (𨗠, 𩄲, 𫡮, 𬨿)
Usage notes edit
- The classifier áng is only used in the literary language.
Derived terms edit
Derived terms