mợ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mo"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Chinese 姆 (OC *məʔ) (B-S) (SV: mỗ).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mợ • (媽)

  1. maternal aunt-in-law, mother's brother's wife
    Lạy cậu lạy mợ / Cho cháu về quê
    We beg uncles and aunts / To let us go back home
  2. (Nghệ An, Hà Tĩnh) paternal aunt-in-law, father's younger brother's wife
  3. (dialectal, Central Vietnam) mother; mom

Synonyms

Interjection

mợ

  1. (minced oath) alternative form of mẹ (“fuck”)

See also

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