muỗi

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Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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  • (North Central Vietnam) mõi (no diphthongization, dialects without ngã-nặng merger)
  • (North Central Vietnam) mọi (no diphthongization, dialects with ngã-nặng merger)

Etymology

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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

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Noun

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(classifier con) muỗi (𧋟, 󱬾, 𱿦)

  1. mosquito
    (Chuyện con) muỗi!
    Piece of cake!

Derived terms

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