muỗi
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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˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [muj˨˩˦]
- Homophones: mủi, mũi
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Noun
[edit](classifier con) muỗi • (𧋟, , 𱿦)
- mosquito
- (Chuyện con) muỗi!
- Piece of cake!
Derived terms
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- Vietnamese terms inherited from Proto-Mon-Khmer
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- vi:Mosquitoes