mui

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin multus.

Adverb

mui

1. very

Etymology

From Latin magis.

Adverb

mui

1. more

Conjunction

mui

1. but

Etymology

Contraction of muide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mœy̯/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: mui
• Rhymes: -œy̯

Noun

mui f (plural muien, diminutive muitje n)

1. break or neck in a sandbar
2. (by extension) riptide (a strong flow of water)

Etymology

Apocope of muito, from Latin multus (“very”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuj/

Adverb

mui

1. very
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 26 (facsimile):

     e logo chegar..a alma tomar demões q̇ a leuarõ. mui toſte ſẽ tardar

     and soon devils arrived, seizing the soul, and took it very quickly without delay

Alternative forms

• muy (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese mui.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmũj̃/, /ˈmuj/

Adverb

mui

1. (archaic, rare) very

Adverb

mui

1. Obsolete spelling of muy

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mui (𥯍, 𥴘, 𦩚)

1. covering roof (for car, boat, etc.); hood

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰmwɯjᴬ (“bear”). Cognate with Thai หมี (mǐi), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩦ, Lao ໝີ (mī), Lü ᦖᦲ (ṁii), Tai Dam ꪢꪲ, Shan မီ (mǐi), Ahom 𑜉𑜣 (mii), Bouyei moil. Compare Old Chinese 羋 (OC *meʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /muːi˨˦/
• Tone numbers: mui¹
• Hyphenation: mui

Noun

mui (old orthography mui, Sawndip forms 𤞦, 𪻄)

1. bear (animal)