mụ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *muːʔ. Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 姥 (SV: mỗ).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mu˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [mʊw˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mʊw˨˩˨]

Noun

mụ • (𠋦)

(derogatory) an old woman
(North Central Vietnam) grandmother
Mụ cào ló trửa cươi. / Bà cào lúa giữa sân.
Grandma is raking the rice-seeds in the yard.

Pronoun

mụ • (𠋦)

(derogatory) she/her, that hag/crone

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