mũi

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See also: mui, MUI, múi, mùi, Mùi, and mu'i

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *muːs (“nose”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *muh ~ *muuh ~ *muus (“nose”); cognates include Khmer ច្រមុះ (crɑmoh), Bahnar muh, Khasi khmut, Mon မိုဟ်, Car Nicobarese meh.

For the sense of "cape", compare the development of English ness, Bulgarian нос (nos).

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier cái) mũi • (𪖫, 𪖬, 每)

  1. (anatomy) nose
  2. (nautical) prow, bow

Noun

mũi • (鋂, 每)

  1. (of a needle/knife/sword/lance/spear) tip

Noun

mũi • (㙁, 每)

  1. (geography) cape
    mũi Hảo Vọng ― the Cape of Good Hope

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Derived terms

Classifier

mũi • (𪖫, 𪖬, 每)

  1. injection with a syringe; shot
    tiêm mũi thứ 2 ― to get the 2nd shot
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