Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading ofChinese眉(“eyebrows”,SV:mi); comparemi(“eyelashes”).
mày• (眉,𣭒,𣮮)
- eyebrows
- Synonym:lông mày
- Functions as a "singular" noun and a general noun, and currently rarely or cannot be accompanied bycặp(“pair”) by itself.
- có vết thẹo nhỏ dướimày ―having a small scar beneath(one of) the eyebrows
FromProto-Vietic*miː, fromProto-Austroasiatic*miːʔ. Cognate withKohomi(“you”),Pacohmay(“you”),Khasime(“you”),Mang miː²,Central Nicobareseme(“you”).
- (Central Vietnam)mi
- (Nẫu)mầy
- (abbreviation)m
mày• (眉,迈,𱚧,𠋥,𡮠)
- (Northern Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, in thesingular, impolite, familiar, disrespectful or hostile)you
- The corresponding first-person pronoun istao.
- This form of address is considered disrespectful when speaking to an older person.
mày• (眉)
- (obsolete in isolation) togather or topick up bits and pieces
mày• (眉)
- (by extension, obsolete)adopted oradoptive
- Synonym:nuôi
(Can wedate this quote?),Quan Âm chính văn tân truyện (觀音正文新傳):昆眉麻種吒餒
形容意思恪芇生生- Conmày mà giống cha nuôi,
Hình dong, ý tứ khác nào sinh sinh. - Adopted, yet he looks just like his foster father,
Be it in look or mind, it is like he is of the same blood.
