muốn

See also: muon, muón, múon, muôn, mướn, muộn, and mượn

Middle Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• muấn

Verb

muốn

1. (modal) to want

Descendants

• Vietnamese: muốn

References

• De Rhodes, Alexandre (1651), “muốn”, Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum.

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Internet slang, text messaging) mún

Etymology

Attested as Northern Middle Vietnamese muốn, muấn in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [muən˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [muəŋ˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [muəŋ˦˥]

• Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City)

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Verb

muốn • (㦖, 悶, 𫹰, 𫺓, 𬅳)

1. (modal) to want
   • (Can we date this quote?), Minh Khang (lyrics and music), “Lời nguyền [The Oath]”:

     ♀: Phải làm sao anh được vui ?
     Phải làm sao anh hết buồn ?
     Tình qua tay, thật lòng em không muốn.

     ♀: What should I do to cheer you up?
     What should I do to comfort you?
     Love passed us by, it was never what I really wanted.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ham muốn
• mong muốn
• tham muốn
• ước muốn
• ý muốn