mũ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mu"

Kaingang

Particle

mũ

  1. Used to mark progressive aspect.
    Ta tóg kutẽ mũ.
    It is raining (lit. the rain is falling).

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 帽 (“hat, cap”, SV: 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˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mʊw˨˩˦]
  • Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City)(file)

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) mũ • (𢃱)

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

Derived terms
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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