mũi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mui"

Middle Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *muːs (“nose”), from Proto-Austroasiatic *muːh ~ *muːɕ (“nose”).

Noun

mũi

1. (anatomy) nose

Descendants

• Vietnamese: mũi

References

• Alexandre de Rhodes (1651), “mũi”, in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (in Middle Vietnamese, Latin, and Portuguese), Rome: Propaganda Fide

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese mũi, from Proto-Vietic *muːs (“nose”), from Proto-Austroasiatic *muːh ~ *muːɕ (“nose”). Cognate with Khmer ច្រមុះ (crɑmoh), Bahnar muh, Khasi khmut, Mon မိုဟ်, Car Nicobarese meh.

For the sense of "cape", compare the development of English ness, Bulgarian нос (nos).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [muj˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [muj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [muj˨˩˦]
• Homophone: mủi, muỗi

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Noun

(classifier cái) mũi • (𪖫, 𪖬, 每)

1. (anatomy) nose
2. (nautical) prow, bow

Noun

mũi • (鋂, 每)

1. (of a needle/knife/sword/lance/spear) tip

Noun

mũi • (㙁, 每)

1. (geography) cape

   mũi Hảo Vọng ― the Cape of Good Hope

Noun

mũi

1. clipping of nước mũi (“nasal mucus; snot”)

Derived terms

• cánh mũi
• lỗ mũi
• máu mũi
• mắt mũi
• mắt xanh mũi lõ
• mặt mũi
• mũi dọc dừa
• mũi hếch
• mũi khoằm
• ổ mũi
• sống mũi
• vuốt mặt phải nể mũi
• xỏ chân lỗ mũi

Classifier

mũi • (𪖫, 𪖬, 每)

1. injection with a syringe; shot

   tiêm mũi thứ 2 ― to get the 2nd shot