mía

noun

Hanoi [miə˧˦]Huế [miə˨˩˦]Saigon [miə˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

míarisingsắc

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

mía means sugar cane.

Classifier: cây — e.g. một cây mía (one sugar cane)

Meanings of mía in English

Noun

sugar cane
- máy xay nước míaa sugarcane juicer

Words with mía

lá mía mía lau nước mía

Example sentences with mía

Họ trồng mía. They farm sugarcane.

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, mía could be written as 𣖙. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-mɛːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *klmiəʔ. Cognate with Muong mỉa, Khmu klmeʔ and Eastern Lawa อเมะ, อมา-อิ, อแมะ.

Frequently asked questions

What does mía mean in English?

mía (noun) means "sugar cane".

How do you pronounce mía?

IPA: Hanoi [miə˧˦]; Saigon [miə˦˥]. Tones: mía — rising tone (sắc).

What classifier is used with mía?

Common classifiers: cây — for example "một cây mía" (one sugar cane).

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. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.