mỏ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mo"
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mɔ˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mɔ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mɔ˨˩˦]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *k-ɓɔh (“beak”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟɓuəh ~ *ɟɓuuʔ; cognate with Thavung abɔh¹, Khmer ចំពុះ (cɑmpuh), Pacoh tarbóh.
Noun
(classifier cái) mỏ • (㖼)
- (anatomy, of a bird or a platypus) beak; bill
- thú mỏ vịt ― platypus
- (derogatory) trap (a person's mouth)
- Câm mỏ ― Shut your trap!
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Tai; compare Proto-Tai *ɓoːᴮ (whence Thai บ่อ (bɔ̀ɔ)).
Noun
mỏ • (𡎡, 𨪀)
- mine (place from which ore is extracted)
- thợ mỏ ― miner
Derived terms
- dầu mỏ
- đào mỏ
- hầm mỏ
Anagrams
- ỏm