mượn

See also: muon, muón, múon, muôn, muốn, mướn, and muộn

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *maːɲʔ (“to borrow”), cognate with Muong mãnh, Arem maːɲʔ. Compare Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh dialects mạn (“to borrow”) and mướn (“to hire, to rent”).

Compare also Proto-Katuic *maaɲ (whence Pacoh manh (“to borrow”)). The words for "to ask, to request" in other Austroasiatic languages (such as Semnam smaɲ, Khmu [Cuang] maːɲ, Mon သၟာန်) might be related as well.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

mượn • (摱, 𠼦)

1. to borrow

   Antonym: trả

Related terms

• mướn

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cho mượn
• vay mượn