mũi

From Proto-Vietic *muːs (“nose”), from Proto-Austroasiatic *muːh ~ *muːɕ (“nose”).

mũi

1. (anatomy) nose

• Vietnamese: mũi

• Alexandre de Rhodes (1651), “mũi”, in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (in Middle Vietnamese, Latin, and Portuguese), Rome: Propaganda Fide

From Middle Vietnamese mũi, from Proto-Vietic *muːs (“nose”), from Proto-Austroasiatic *muːh ~ *muːɕ (“nose”). Cognate with 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).

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [muj˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [muj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [muj˨˩˦]
• Homophone: mủi, muỗi

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(classifier cái) mũi • (𪖫, 𪖬, 每)

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

mũi • (鋂, 每)

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

mũi • (㙁, 每)

1. (geography) cape

   mũi Hảo Vọng ― the Cape of Good Hope

mũi • (𪖫, 𪖬, 每)

1. injection with a syringe; shot

   tiêm mũi thứ 2 ― to get the 2nd shot