muốn

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See also: muon, muón, múon, muôn, mướn, muộn, and mượn

Middle Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Verb

muốn

  1. (modal) to want

Descendants

  • Vietnamese: muốn

References

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Internet slang, text messaging) mún

Etymology

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Particularly: “The reconstruction Proto-Vietic *ɓəːlʔ (“to wish; to desire”) seems to be a mistake. The Rục form is bo:n³ ~ buǝn³, pointing to the Proto-Vietic form *ɓoːnʔ instead.”

Attested as Northern Middle Vietnamese muốn, muấn in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Pronunciation

Verb

muốn • (㦖, 悶, 𫹰, 𫺓, 𬅳)

  1. (modal) to want
    • (Can we date this quote?), Minh Khang (lyrics and music), “Lời nguyền [The Oath]”:
      ♀: Phải làm sao anh được vui ?
      Phải làm sao anh hết buồn ?
      Tình qua tay, thật lòng em không muốn.
      ♀: What should I do to cheer you up?
      What should I do to comfort you?
      Love passed us by, it was never what I really wanted.

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