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-Austroasiatic *mɔːs (“mosquito”). 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 (Southern Vietnam)
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Noun

(classifier con) muỗi • (𧋟, 󱬾, 𱿦)

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

Derived terms

  • muỗi đốt chân voi
  • muỗi đốt inox
  • muỗi mòng
  • muỗi vằn
  • ruồi muỗi
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