khũ

Muong

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *b-ruːʔ (“forest, mountain”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *bruuʔ. Cognate with Vietnamese rú.

This is the chief word for "stone, rock" in most Muong lects. Mường Bi has borrowed đả from Vietnamese, but this word seems to be limited only to certain compounds.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰu⁴/

Noun

khũ

(Mường Bi) stone; rock
khũ caích ― pebbles; small stones
(Mường Bi) mountain
khũ pẳn ― a low mountain

References

Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary), Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội