mựa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mua"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Likely of Sino-Tibetan origin, although probably not from 無 (MC mju) (or others from the m-series) due to lacking tonal correspondence. Compare Burmese မ (ma.), Lisu ꓟꓽ (mɑ̀).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mɨə˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [mɨə˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mɨə˨˩˨]

Adverb

mựa • (馬, 駡)

(prohibitive marker, obsolete) don't
Synonym: đừng

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