mắt

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mat"

Muong

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mat⁶/

Verb

mắt

  1. (Mường Bi) to know
    Synonym: hay

References

  • Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary)[1], Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội.

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *mat, from Proto-Austroasiatic *matʔ. Cognate with Muong Bi măt, Old Mon mɔt (whence Mon မတ်), Bahnar măt, Pacoh mát, Khasi 'mat/khmat, Khmu mat, Mang mat⁷, Car Nicobarese mat, Santali ᱢᱮᱫ (met’). Doublet of mặt.

Compare also Proto-Austronesian *maCa (> Malay mata), Proto-Tai *p.taːᴬ (> Thai ตา (dtaa)), Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mjək (> Chinese () ( < OC *C.muk), Tibetan མིག (mig)).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mat̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mak̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mak̚˦˥]
  • Homophone: mắc (Southern Vietnam)

Noun

(classifier con, cái) mắt • (, , 𬑉, 𥉴, 𪾺)

  1. (anatomy) eye
    nước mắttear
  2. knot (in wood); joint; node
  3. mesh; link (of a chain, net)

Derived terms