Vietnamese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Vietic *ɓəːjʔ. Unrelated to Thai ใหม่ (mài) or Khmer ថ្មី (thməy).

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Adjective

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mới (, , , 𪦲, , , 󱮈)

  1. new (recently made or created)
    Antonym:

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Adverb

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mới (, , 𪦲, , , 󱮈)

  1. (colloquial, past marker) have just (happened); just
  2. only after, only when, after that
    Có thực mới vực được đạo.
    Only when people have food can they learn.
  3. Used to emphasize that something is.
    Brasilia mới là thủ đô của Brasil.
    Brasilia is the capital of Brazil (not some other city).

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