mây

See also: May, mAy, may, maý, máy, mày, mấy, and mãy

Vietnamese

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [məj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [məj˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [məj˧˧]
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Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-mǝl (“cloud”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *mhuəl ~ *mhəl (“cloud”); cognate with Muong mầl, Bahnar hơmơ̆l, Kuy lmʌ̤l, Santali ᱨᱤᱢᱤᱞ (rimil).

Attested in the Annan Jishi (安南即事, 13th century) as 梅 (MC mwoj).

Noun

(classifier áng, đám) mây • (𨗠, 𩄲, 𫡮, 𬨿)

  1. cloud
Usage notes
  • The classifier áng is only used in the literary language.
Derived terms
Derived terms

Noun

(classifier cây) mây • (梅, 𥷻, 𫂗)

  1. rattan
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