mựa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mua"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Likely of Sino-Tibetan origin, although probably not from 無 (OC *ma) (or others from the m-series) due to lacking tonal correspondence. Compare Burmese မ (ma.), Lisu ꓟꓽ (mɑ̀).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mɨə˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mɨə˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mɨə˨˩˨]

Adverb

mựa • (馬, 駡)

1. (prohibitive marker, obsolete) don't

   Synonym: đừng

   • 15th century, Nguyễn Trãi, “謾述 Mạn thuật 3”, in Quốc âm thi tập (國音詩集):

     義(Nghĩa)仁(nhân)礼(lễ)智(trí)馬(mựa)朱(cho)亐(khuây)

     Probity, humaneness, propriety, wisdom; do not let them dwindle!