mít

Inherited from Old Czech jmieti, from Proto-Slavic *jьměti.

• IPA^(key): [ˈmiːt]

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• Hyphenation: mít
• Rhymes: -iːt
• Homophone: mýt

mít impf

1. (transitive) to have
2. (reflexive with se) to be (to be doing fine or poorly)

   Jak se máš? Mám se dobře. ― How are you? I'm fine.

3. to measure

   Kolik máš na výšku? ― How tall are you? (literally, “How much do you have on the height?”)

4. to be obliged to, to be supposed to

   Mám to udělat ještě dnes? ― Am I still supposed to do that today?

• nemít

• míti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• míti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• mít in Internetová jazyková příručka

mít

1. eye

• míttǔy

• N. Saratchandra Singh, A Grammar of Paite

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mit̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mit̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mɨt̚˦˥]

Ultimately from Sanskrit पारमिता (pāramitā, “paramita”), through Chinese 菠蘿蜜／菠萝蜜 (bōluómì, “jackfruit”); see there for more.

(classifier cây, trái, quả) mít • (櫗)

1. jackfruit

   mít dai/ráo ― jackfruit with firm, dry flesh (literally, “chewy/dry jackfruit”)

   mít mật/ướt ― jackfruit with soft, mushy, wet flesh (literally, “honey/wet jackfruit”)

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 密 (SV: mật). Compare mịt and Thai มิด (mít).

mít

1. (chiefly in compounds) be hermetically closed

mít

1. (vulgar) thick-headed; ignorant

   Với nó chỉ có hỏi đâu mít đấy.

   They're not going to know anything about what you ask.