mặt

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mat"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese 𩈘 (mặt). Likely come from the same root as mắt (“eye”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mat̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [mak̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mak̚˨˩˨]
Homophone: mặc (southern Vietnamese)

Noun

(classifier cái, bộ, gương, khuôn) mặt (末, 牧, 𩈘, 𫖀, 𫆴)

a face (front part of head)
a face (facial expression)
a face (public image)
a face (geometry: bounding surface of a polyhedron)
a face (surface, especially a front or outer one)
an aspect; a dimension

Derived terms

Terms derived from mặt

mặt mũi
mặt nạ
mặt nước

mất mặt
nở mày nở mặt
tiền mặt

Adjective

mặt

(archaic) Synonym of phải (“right”) (of direction)

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