mộc

See also: Appendix:Variations of "moc"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 木 (“tree; wood”).

    Noun

    mộc

    1. (in compounds) woodworking
      thợ mộc ― a woodworker
    2. Wood, one of the Wu Xing
    3. stamp (imprint or mark made by stamping)
      mộc đỏ ― a red stamp
    4. (archaic) shield
      lấy mộc đỡ tên ― to stop an arrow with a shield
    Derived terms

    Adjective

    mộc

    1. (in certain phrases and expressions) plain
      mặt mộc ― a face without makeup
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Romanization

    mộc

    1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 沐
    Derived terms

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