Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (honey). Doublet of mứt.

Noun

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mật

  1. honey (of bees)
  2. concentrated sugarcane juice; molasses
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kmət ~ *k(p)mat (gall). Cognate with Chut [Rục] mɨt⁸, Semai kemat (gall bladder), Bahnar kơmăt/kơmơ̆t (gall bladder), Pacoh mít and Khmer ប្រមាត់ (prɑmŏət).

Noun

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mật (𦟽, 𦢉)

  1. (biochemistry) bile
  2. (medicine) Short for túi mật (gall bladder).

Etymology 3

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (secret).

Adjective

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mật

  1. (chiefly in compounds) secret; confidential
    tin mậta confidential information