môi

See also: mo'i, mōʻī, moi, MOI, mỗi, möi, mới, and mọi

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [moj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [moj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [moj˧˧]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *c-ɓuːjʔ ~ *c-ɓuːj, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁ɓur ~ *t₁ɓər; cognate with Bahnar 'bơ̆r (“mouth”), Koho bör (“mouth”), Ruching Palaung s̔ạ-bạ̄r (“lip”).

Alternative forms

mui

Noun

môi (𠿃)

lip

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kɓooj; cognate with Khmer បោយ (baoy).

Alternative forms

muôi

Noun

(classifier cái) môi

(Central Vietnam) dipper, ladle

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