mặt nạ

Vietnamese

Etymology

mặt (“face”) +‎ nạ; the second syllable is from Tai (cf. 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]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mak̚˨˩˨ naː˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) mặt nạ • (𩈘𩈩)

mask (cover for the face)
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.

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