mật
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mat"
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mət̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mək̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mək̚˨˩˨]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 蜜 (“honey”).
Noun
mật
- honey (of bees)
- concentrated sugarcane juice; molasses
Synonyms
- (honey): mật ong
Etymology 2
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kmət ~ *k(p)mat (“gall”); cognate with Chut [Rục] /mɨt⁸/, Semai kemat (“gall bladder”), Bahnar kơmăt/kơmơ̆t (“gall bladder”), Pacoh mít and Khmer ប្រមាត់ (prɑmŏət).
Noun
mật (𦟽, 𦢉)
- (biochemistry) bile
- (medicine) Short for túi mật (“gall bladder”).
Etymology 3
Sino-Vietnamese word from 密 (“secret”).
Adjective
mật
- (only in compounds) secret; confidential