mặt nạ

Vietnamese

Etymology

mặt (“face”) +‎ nạ. The latter syllable is of Tai origin; compare Proto-Tai *ʰnaːꟲ (“face”) (whence Thai หน้า (nâa), Lao ໜ້າ (nā)).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mat̚˧˨ʔ naː˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mak̚˨˩ʔ naː˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mak̚˨˩˨ naː˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) mặt nạ • (𩈘𩈩)

  1. mask (cover for the face)
  2. mask (that which disguises)

Usage notes

  • Full-face "masks" are not typically thought of as the same as surgical "masks". For surgical masks, including those that are non-surgically, casually worn, use khẩu trang instead.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.