mục từ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from (head, section; item) and (word, vocabulary). Compare Chinese 目錄目录 (mùlù, “catalogue, list”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mục từ • (目詞)

  1. entry (in a dictionary)