mũ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mu"

Kaingang

Particle

mũ

1. Used to mark progressive aspect.

   Ta tóg kutẽ mũ.

   It is raining (lit. the rain is falling).

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 帽 (“hat, cap”, SV: mạo). The circumflex (^), as used as a diacritical mark and for exponentiation, resembles certain types of hats.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mu˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mʊw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mʊw˨˩˦]
• Homophone: mủ (Southern Vietnam)

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Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) mũ • (𢃱)

1. (Northern Vietnam) hat; cap; helmet

   Synonyms: nón, mạo

2. circumflex

Derived terms

• mũ bảo hiểm
• mũ cát
• mũ mạo
• nón mũ

Descendants

• → Tai Dam: ꪣꪴ꫁

Preposition

mũ

1. (arithmetic) to the power of

   2 mũ 3 bằng 8

   2 to the power of 3 is 8