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.
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