ມ້ອຍ

Lao

Alternative forms

  • ມ້ອຽ (mǭi)

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [mɔːj˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [mɔːj˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ມ້ອຍ
  • Rhymes: -ɔːj

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Vietnamese mọi.

Proper noun

ມ້ອຍ • (mǭi)

  1. a mountain tribe of Vietnam (prob. the Muong)

Etymology 2

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Verb

ມ້ອຍ • (mǭi) (abstract noun ການມ້ອຍ)

  1. to faint, to lose consciousness
  2. to doze, to slumber
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