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mây

Level ≈A2 (approx.) noun Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [məj˧˧]Huế [məj˧˧]Saigon [məj˧˧] browser voice
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mây means cloud.

Classifier: áng, đám — e.g. một áng mây (one cloud)

Meanings of mây in English

Noun

  1. cloud

Noun

  1. rattan ≈ song

Words with mây

mây mùmây mưamây tíchtóc mâycầu mây

Example sentences with mây

  • Sao Kim có những đám mây sulfuric acid. Venus has clouds of sulfuric acid.
  • Sao Kim có những đám mây axit sunfuric. Venus has clouds of sulfuric acid.
  • Sáng nhau trời nhiều mây. This morning the weather is cloudy.
  • Bầu trời tối và đầy mây vào đêm qua. The sky was dark and cloudy last night.
  • Mây đen kéo tới gần, nên chúng tôi đi vào trong. The ugly clouds were getting closer, so we went inside.
  • Bầu trời trong xanh không một gợn mây trong tầm mắt. The sky is blue with not a cloud in sight.
  • Vào những ngày quang mây, người ta có thể trông thấy núi Phũ Sĩ. On a clear day, you can see Mt. Fuji.
  • Cả đội bóng đang ở trên mây sau khi dành được danh hiệu vô địch. The whole soccer team was on cloud nine after winning the championship.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, mây could be written as 𩄲, 𫡮, 𬨿, 𣛠. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-mǝl (“cloud”), from Proto-Austroasiatic *rmɨl (“cloud”). Cognate with Muong mầl, Bahnar hơmơ̆l, Kuy lmʌ̤l, Santali ᱨᱤᱢᱤᱞ (rimil).

Frequently asked questions

What does mây mean in English?

mây (noun) means "cloud".

How do you pronounce mây?

IPA: Hanoi [məj˧˧]; Saigon [məj˧˧]. Tones: mây — level tone (ngang).

What classifier is used with mây?

Common classifiers: áng, đám — for example "một áng mây" (one cloud).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.