muốn

See also: muon, muón, múon, muôn, mướn, muộn, and mượn

Middle Vietnamese

Alternative forms

muấn

Verb

muốn

(modal) to want

Descendants

Vietnamese: muốn

References

De Rhodes, Alexandre (1651), “muốn”, Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum.

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(Internet slang, text messaging) mún

Etymology

Attested as Northern Middle Vietnamese muốn, muấn in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [muən˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [muəŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [muəŋ˦˥]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)

Verb

muốn • (㦖, 悶, 𫹰, 𫺓, 𬅳)

(modal) to want
- (Can we date this quote?), Minh Khang (lyrics and music), “Lời nguyền [The Oath]”:
  ♀: Phải làm sao anh được vui ?
  Phải làm sao anh hết buồn ?
  Tình qua tay, thật lòng em không muốn.
  ♀: What should I do to cheer you up?
  What should I do to comfort you?
  Love passed us by, it was never what I really wanted.

Derived terms

Derived terms

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