muỗi
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
- (North Central Vietnam) mõi (no diphthongization, dialects without ngã-nặng merger)
- (North Central Vietnam) mọi (no diphthongization, dialects with ngã-nặng merger)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Vietic *mɔːs (“mosquito; fly”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *muujs ~ *muə[j]s (“mosquito; gnat”). Cognate with Muong mõi, Khmer មូស (muuh), Phong-Kniang moːs ("fly") and Bahnar moih.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [muəj˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [muj˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [muj˨˩˦]
- Homophones: mủi, mũi
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)
Noun edit
- a mosquito
- (Chuyện con) muỗi!
- Piece of cake!
See also edit
Derived terms