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.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier cái) mũi • (𪖫, 𪖬)

1. (anatomy) nose

Noun

mũi • (鋂, 鎇)

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

Noun

mũi • (㙁)

1. (geography) cape

   mũi Hảo Vọng

   the Cape of Good Hope