mật

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mat"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mək̚˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 蜜 (“honey”). Doublet of mứt.

    Noun

    mật

    1. honey (of bees)
      Synonym: mật ong
    2. concentrated sugarcane juice; molasses
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    From Proto-Austroasiatic *kmatʔ ~ *kmɨtʔ (“gall, bile”). Cognate with Chut [Rục] mɨt⁸, Semai kemat (“gall bladder”), Bahnar kơmăt/kơmơ̆t (“gall bladder”), Pacoh mít and Khmer ប្រមាត់ (prɑmŏət).

    Noun

    mật • (𦟽, 𦢉)

    1. (biochemistry) bile
    2. (medicine) short for túi mật (“gall bladder”)
    Derived terms

    Etymology 3

      Sino-Vietnamese word from 密 (“secret”).

      Adjective

      mật

      1. (chiefly in compounds) secret; confidential
        tin mật ― a confidential information
      Derived terms
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