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Vietnamese
- (North Central Vietnam) mõi (no diphthongization, dialects without ngã-nặng merger)
- (North Central Vietnam) mọi (no diphthongization, dialects with ngã-nặng merger)
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *mɔːs (“mosquito; fly”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *muujs ~ *muəs (“mosquito; gnat”). Cognate with Muong mõi, Khmer មូស (muuh), Phong-Kniang moːs ("fly") and Bahnar moih.
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier con) muỗi • (𧋟, , 𱿦)
- mosquito
(Chuyện con) muỗi!- Piece of cake!
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