mụ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mu"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *muːʔ.

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 姥 (SV: mỗ).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    mụ • (媒, 姥)

    1. (derogatory) an old woman
    2. (North Central Vietnam, familiar) grandmother
      Mụ cào ló trửa cươi.
      Grandma is raking the rice-seeds in the yard.

    Pronoun

    mụ • (媒, 姥)

    1. (to an old woman, derogatory) she/her

    Adjective

    mụ

    1. worn out; tired; weary
      Làm việc nhiều quá mụ cả người.
      Working too much makes one tired.

    Derived terms

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