mốc

mốc

See also: móc, mọc, and mộc

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [məwk͡p̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [məwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [məwk͡p̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓuk ~ *kɓuk (“rotten, mouldy”); cognate with Khmer ពុក (puk, “rotten”), Bahnar bŭk (“rotten”). Related to mục.

Noun

mốc • (木, 沐)

1. mould

Adjective

mốc • (木, 沐)

1. mouldy

See also

Derived terms

• ẩm mốc
• mốc meo

 

Noun

mốc • (𡉿)

1. boundary marker; landmark
2. (figuratively) landmark event; milestone

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cột mốc

 

Anagrams

• cốm