mẫu quốc
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 母國, composed of 母 (“mother”) and 國 (“country”)
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [məw˦ˀ˥ kuək̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [məw˧˨ kuək̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [məw˨˩˦ kuək̚˦˥]
Noun
mẫu quốc
- (historical, ironic) a "motherland", a colonist country, especially France