mối

See also: moi, MOI, mỗi, mỏi, mới, mọi, and mo'i

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [moj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [moj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [moj˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-moːlʔ ~ *k-muːrʔ ~ *k-moːrʔ. Compare Proto-Katuic *kmuar (whence Pacoh camoar (“termite”)), Khmer ខ្មើរ (khmaə, “flying ant”), ខ្មុល (khmol, “mole cricket”).

Noun

(classifier con) mối (𧋟)

termite

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *ɓoːlʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓulʔ ~ *ɓuəl(); cognate with Proto-Bahnaric *ɓuəl ~ *buəl and Mang [ɓoːl⁴].

Noun

(classifier con) mối

(dialectal) common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)

Derived terms

cá mối
rắn mối

Etymology 3

Noun

mối (䋦)

knot; end (of entangled thread or string)

Classifier

mối

Used for relationships, feelings, etc.

Etymology 4

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 媒 (“matchmaker”; SV: môi).

Noun

mối

negotiator; go-between

Verb

mối

(colloquial) to be a matchmaker

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