mủ
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *ɓuh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓuh ~ *ɓuuh (“to bubble; boil”). Cognate with Thavung บุฮ, Khmer ពុះ (puh, “to boil”), Semai boh (“froth, foam”) and Talieng [ʔboh] ("foam, bubbles"). Other cognates through affixed form are Khmer ពពុះ (pɔpuh, “foam”), Semai buboh (“foam”) and Mon ဗၜိုဟ် (həbɒh, “foam”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mu˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mʊw˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mʊw˨˩˦]
Noun
mủ (𧗅)
- pus
- (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) sap; latex
- ghế mủ ― plastic chair
Derived terms
Derived terms
- máu mủ