Etymology

mou

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Today it means: Sentence-final particle, forming a tag question. Full definition →

Chinese 牟
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mou · particle1

From Cantonese 冇 (mou5), also influenced by Malay mau variant of mahu (“to want”).

Mou · proper noun2

  1. Chinese · borrowed from牟
  2. English todayMou

Borrowed from Chinese 牟 (Móu).

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