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Muong
Etymology
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Particularly: “No known origin that I am aware of. This word shows up exclusively in the various Muong lects and has no cognate either in Vietnamese nor other Vietic languages.”
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Pronunciation
Verb
mắt
- (Mường Bi) to know
- Synonym: hay
References
- Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary), Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *mat, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *mat. Akin to Muong Bi măt, Old Mon mɔt (modern Mon မတ်), Bahnar măt, Pacoh mát, Khasi 'mat/khmat, Khmu mat, Mang mat⁷, Car Nicobarese mat, Santali ᱢᱮᱫ (met’).
Compare also Proto-Austronesian *maCa (Malay mata), Proto-Tai *p.taːᴬ (Thai ตา (dtaa)), Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-mjak ~ s-mik (Chinese 目 (mù) (mù < OC *C.muk), Tibetan མིག (mig)).
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier con) mắt • (末, 眜, 𬑉, 𥉴, 𪾺)
- (anatomy) an eye
- nước mắt ― tear
- a knot (in wood); a joint; a node
- a mesh; a link (in chain, net)
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