mij

/mi˥˧/ · noun

Meaning

vermicelli, noodle(s)
noodle soup
rice noodle
noodle made of wheat flour
noodle, in general

Etymology / origin

From Vietnamese mì, Thai หมี่ (mìi), or Lao ໝີ່ (mī), ultimately from Teochew 麵 /面 (min⁷, “noodles”) or Hokkien 麵 /面 (mī, “noodles”).

麵(nan-hbl)→
麵(nan-tws)→
ໝີ່(Lao)→
หมี่(Thai)→
mì(Vietnamese)→
mij (White Hmong)
Relations: bor, bor, bor, der, der

Related words

mì(Vietnamese)หมี่(Thai)ໝີ່(Lao)麵(nan-tws)麵(nan-hbl)

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