miệng

See also: miếng and miểng

Vietnamese

miệng

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-mɛːŋʔ (“mouth”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *miəɲʔ (“mouth”); cognate with Muong miểng/mẻnh.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier cái) miệng (𠱄, 𠰘)

(anatomy) a mouth
(informal) a member of a family

Synonyms

mồm

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