ມ້ອຍ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ມ້ອຽ (mǭi)

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [mɔːj˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [mɔːj˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ມ້ອຍ
• Rhymes: -ɔːj

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Vietnamese mọi.

Proper noun

ມ້ອຍ • (mǭi)

1. a mountain tribe of Vietnam (prob. the Muong)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

ມ້ອຍ • (mǭi) (abstract noun ການມ້ອຍ)

1. to faint, to lose consciousness
2. to doze, to slumber