moix

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin musteus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈmoʃ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈmojʃ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Adjective

moix (feminine moixa, masculine plural moixos, feminine plural moixes)

1. sad, down

   Synonyms: trist, abatut

2. soft

   Synonyms: suau, bla

Derived terms

• moixa
• moixaina
• moixí

Noun

moix m (plural moixos)

1. (Balearic) cat

   Synonym: gat

   jugar al moix i rat ― to play cat and mouse

Further reading

• “moix”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “moix”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “moix” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “moix” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Zhuang

Etymology

From Chinese 每 (MC mwojX).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /moːi˦˨/
• Tone numbers: moi⁴
• Hyphenation: moix

Determiner

moix (1957–1982 spelling moiч)

1. every