mút
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mut"
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mut̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mʊk̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mʊk͡p̚˦˥]
- Homophone: múc
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Vietic *c-ɓuːc, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓuc ~ *ɓuuc. Cognate with Muong búch and Proto-Palaungic *ɓuːc (“to suck”).
Verb edit
- to suck (on a piece of candy, etc.); compare hút (“to suck up a drink, usually with a straw”)
- kẹo mút ― a lollipop
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from a form of 末?”)
Noun edit
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Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
mút