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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *c-ɓuːjʔ ~ *c-ɓuːj. Compare Chut cəboːj³.
- (North Central Vietnam) mui
Noun
môi • (枚, 𠶣, 媒, 𠿃)
- lip
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kɓooj; cognate with Khmer បោយ (baoy).
Noun
(classifier cái) môi
- (Central Vietnam) dipper, ladle
Descendants
→ Tày: bôi