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mũ

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mũcreaky risingngã

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mũ means hat; cap; helmet.

Classifier: cái, chiếc — e.g. một cái mũ (one hat)

Meanings of mũ in English

Noun

  1. Northern Vietnam hat; cap; helmet ≈ nónmạo
  2. circumflex

Preposition

  1. to the power of
    • 2 mũ 3 bằng 82 to the power of 3 is 8

Words with mũ

chụp mũmũ bảo hiểmmũ mạomũ nồinón mũmũ cốimũ lenmũ miệnmũ nón

Example sentences with mũ

  • Cô ấy đội 1 chiếc mũ đen. She was wearing a black hat.
  • Cô ấy đã chọn một cái mũ. She chose a hat.
  • Cái mũ đỏ này mấy tiền vậy? How much for this red hat?
  • Tom muốn có một cái mũ mới. Tom wants a new hat.
  • Ba mũ ba bằng hai mươi bảy. Three to the power of three is twenty-seven.
  • Cô ấy muốn một chiếc mũ mới. She wants a new hat.
  • Cái mũ đỏ này bao nhiêu tiền? How much for this red hat?
  • Một triệu là một nghìn mũ hai. One million is one thousand squared.

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, mũ could be written as 𢃱. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

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

Frequently asked questions

What does mũ mean in English?

mũ (noun) means "hat; cap; helmet".

How do you pronounce mũ?

IPA: Hanoi [mu˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [mʊw˨˩˦]. Tones: mũ — creaky rising tone (ngã).

What classifier is used with mũ?

Common classifiers: cái, chiếc — for example "một cái mũ" (one hat).

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.