mây

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "may"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-mǝl (“cloud”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *mhuəl ~ *mhəl (“cloud”); cognate with Muong mầl, Bahnar hơmơ̆l, Kuy lmʌ̤l, Santali ᱨᱤᱢᱤᱞ (rimil).

Attested in the Annan Jishi (安南即事, 13th century) as 梅 (MC mwoj).

Noun

(classifier áng, đám) mây • (𩄲, 𫡮, 𬨿)

  1. cloud
Usage notes
  • The classifier áng is only used in the literary language.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

(classifier cây) mây • (𣛠, 𬨿, 𫂗)

  1. rattan
    Synonym: song
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