muỗi

See also: muoi, muôi, muối, mười, muội, and mươi

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *mɔːs (“mosquito; fly”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *muujs ~ *muə(j)s (“mosquito; gnat”); cognate with Khmer មូស (muuh) and Bahnar moih. Compare also Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh dialects mọi.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier con) muỗi • (𧋟)

1. a mosquito

   (Chuyện con) muỗi!

   Piece of cake!