mui
See also: Mui, MUI, múi, mùi, Mùi, mũi, and mu'i
Translingual
Etymology
Likely from English Musi.
Symbol
mui
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Musi.
Asturian
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin multus.
Adverb
mui
- very
Synonyms
- muncho, per-
Dalmatian
Etymology
From Latin magis.
Adverb
mui
- more
Conjunction
mui
- but
Dutch
Etymology
Contraction of muide. Doublet of mond.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mœy̯/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: mui
- Rhymes: -œy̯
Noun
mui f (plural muien, diminutive muitje n)
- break or neck in a sandbar
- (by extension) riptide (a strong flow of water)
Synonyms
- (break in a sandbar): suatiegeul
- (rip current): muistroom
Farefare
Etymology
Compare Moore mui
Pronunciation
- [mùì]
Noun
mui
- rice
Derived terms
- mu-biire (“rice grain”)
- mu-woko (“long grained rice”)
Moore
Etymology
Compare Farefare mui
Pronunciation
- [mùí]
Noun
mui
- rice
Old Portuguese
Etymology
Apocope of muito, from Latin multus (“very”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmuj/
Adverb
mui
- very
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 26 (facsimile):
- e logo chegar..a alma tomar demões q̇ a leuarõ. mui toſte ſẽ tardar
- and soon devils arrived, seizing the soul, and took it very quickly without delay
- e logo chegar..a alma tomar demões q̇ a leuarõ. mui toſte ſẽ tardar
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Descendants
- Fala: mui
- Galician: moi
- Portuguese: mui
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- muy (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese mui, clipping of muito.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmũj̃/ [ˈmũɪ̯̃], /ˈmuj/ [ˈmuɪ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmũj̃/, /ˈmuj/
Adverb
mui
- (archaic, rare) very
- Synonyms: (informal) bem, muito
Spanish
Adverb
mui
- Obsolete spelling of muy
Further reading
- “mui”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch moei.
Noun
mui
- (dated) older woman, elderly woman
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [muj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [muj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [muj˧˧]
Noun
mui • (𥯍, 𥴘, 𦩚)
- covering roof (for car, boat, etc.); hood
Zhuang
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ʰmwɯjᴬ (“bear”). Cognate with Thai หมี (mǐi), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩦ, Lao ໝີ (mī), Lü ᦖᦲ (ṁii), Tai Dam ꪢꪲ, Shan မီ (mǐi), Ahom 𑜉𑜣 (mī), Nong Zhuang mue, Bouyei moil. Compare Old Chinese 羋 (OC *meʔ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /muːi˨˦/
- Tone numbers: mui1
- Hyphenation: mui
Noun
mui (Sawndip forms 𤞦 or 𪻄, 1957–1982 spelling mui)
- bear (animal)
Derived terms
- muima