muỗi

See also: muoi, muôi, muối, mười, muội, mươi, and muồi

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [muəj˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [muj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [muj˨˩˦]
• Homophones: mủi, mũi

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Noun

(classifier con) muỗi • (𧋟, 󱬾, 𱿦)

1. mosquito

   (Chuyện con) muỗi!

   Piece of cake!

Derived terms

• muỗi đốt inox
• muỗi mòng
• muỗi vằn
• ruồi muỗi