muaj

Albanian

Alternative forms

• moj, muoj — Arbanasi
• muj, muej, muje — Gheg
• Gheg/Arbëreshë:
  • singular: moi
  • plural: monje
• muoj — Buzuku

Etymology

From Old Albanian muoj, from Late-PA *mōj, earlier *moj, from Proto-Albanian *moi̯i̯ə, from Early-PA *mā̊i̯i̯ad, from Pre-Proto-Albanian *mā́i̯i̯a- < *mā́hi̯a-, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥si̯o-, from *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon”). (compare English moon, Latin mensis, Tocharian A mañ, Lithuanian mėnuo, Russian ме́сяц (mésjac))

Pronunciation

• (Tosk) IPA^(key): /ˈmuäj/
• (Gheg) IPA^(key): /ˈmuj/
  • IPA^(key): /ˈmuj/ (Southern Gheg)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈmuj/, /ˈmuɛj/ (Central Gheg, Northeastern Gheg)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈmuj/, /ˈmuɔj/, /ˈmuɛj/ (Northwestern Gheg)

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Noun

muaj m (plural muaj, definite muaji, definite plural muajtë)

1. month

Declension

Declension of muaj

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	muaj	muaji	muaj	muajtë
accusative		muajin
dative	muaji	muajit	muajve	muajve
ablative			muajsh

Derived terms

• muaji i mjaltit

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *n-mɛj (“to have”), possibly related to Chinese 買 / 买 (mǎi, “to buy”) and 賣 / 卖 (mài, “to sell”) (and thus muas (“to buy”) and muag (“to sell”)), though the details are unclear. Cognate with Iu Mien maaih.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muə̯˥˧/

Verb

muaj

1. to have, to possess

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979), White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.