mũi

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

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *muːs (“nose”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *muh ~ *muuh ~ *muus (“nose”); cognates include 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˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [muj˨˩˦]
• Homophone: mủi, muỗi

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Noun

(classifier cái) mũi • (𪖫, 𪖬, 每)

1. (anatomy) nose
2. prow, bow

mũi • (鋂, 每)

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

mũi • (㙁, 每)

1. (geography) cape

   mũi Hảo Vọng ― the Cape of Good Hope

See also

Derived terms

• mắt mũi
• mặt 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