màu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mau"

Kambera

Verb

màu

1. (intransitive) to be destroyed

Derived terms

• pamàu

References

• Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 179

Khiamniungan Naga

A group of ants.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mau̯³¹/

• Audio:

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Noun

màu

1. (Patsho) ant: an insect typically with stinging projection of a mouth and sometimes with wings, living in colony under-ground or above-ground in anthills.

   Mau nü apa-oh tü shongkü tshihvei pem nü pie keije

   The ant is carrying a grain of wheat as large as itself.

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Northern Vietnam) mầu

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 貌 (“appearance”, SV: mạo).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maw˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maw˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ma(ː)w˨˩]

• Audio (Hà Nội):

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Noun

màu • (牟, 某, 𬜝)

1. colour, color (spectral composition of visible light)
2. colour, color (hue)
3. colour, color (paint)
4. (colloquial) short for hoa màu
5. external features that create a particular impression or convey a specific quality

   Khung cảnh nhuốm màu u buồn. ― The scene is tinked with sorrow.

Derived terms

• bạc màu
• điều màu
• hoa màu
• làm màu
• màu mè
• màu mỡ
• màu sắc