mũ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mu"

Kaingang

Particle

mũ

  1. Used to mark progressive aspect.
    Ta tóg kutẽ mũ.
    It is raining.
    (literally, “The rain is falling.”)

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 帽 (“hat, cap”, SV: mạo). Doublet of mão and mạo. The circumflex (^), as used as a diacritical mark and for exponentiation, resembles certain types of hats.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mu˦ˀ˥]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [mʊw˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mʊw˨˩˦]
    • Homophone: mủ (Southern Vietnam)
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    Noun

    (classifier cái, chiếc) mũ • (𢃱)

    1. (Northern Vietnam) hat; cap; helmet
      Synonyms: nón, mạo
    2. circumflex

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Tai Dam: ꪣꪴ꫁

    Preposition

    mũ

    1. (arithmetic) to the power of
      2 mũ 3 bằng 8 ― 2 to the power of 3 is 8
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