mùi

See also: mui, MUI, múi, Mùi, mũi, and mu'i

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 味 (“smell”, SV: vị). Doublet of vị (“taste”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [muj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [muj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [muj˨˩]
• Homophone: Mùi

Noun

mùi • (味, 苿)

1. smell; odor; scent
2. (rau~) coriander

Derived terms

• mùi tây (“parsley”)
• mùi vị (“taste, scent”)