Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

moi

[mɔj˧˧]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to drag out, to dig out

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

kéo ra hoặc đào lên

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Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) kind of small shrimp of the genus Acetes

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

loại tôm nhỏ thuộc chi Acetes

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Where it’s used: Used Miền Trung · Central Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Central”

What does “moi” mean?

(verb) to drag out, to dig out

Is “moi” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.