See also: moc, MOC, mộc, moč, mốc, moć, Mōc, móc, mòc, and mōc

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ʰmoːkᴰ (fog; mist), from Old Chinese (OC *moɡs, *moːŋ, “fog; mist”). Cognate with Thai หมอก (mɔ̀ɔk), Lao ໝອກ (mǭk), ᦖᦸᧅᧈ (ṁoak¹), Shan မွၵ်ႇ (màuk), Tai Nüa ᥛᥩᥐᥱ (mǒak), Ahom 𑜉𑜨𑜀𑜫 (mok), Zhuang mok, Nong Zhuang moag or mog, Saek ม̄อก.

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Noun edit

mọc

  1. fog, mist

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Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *mɔk ~ *mɔɔk (to emerge); cognate with Khmer មក (mɔɔk, to come, come near, approach) and Old Mon mok (to appear).

Verb edit

mọc (, 𠚐, 𬎳)

  1. (of a plant) to shoot out of the soil
    Tre già, măng mọc.
    Bamboos get old, bamboo shoots shoot.
  2. (of zoological hair, nails, teeth, feathers, claws, lumps, pimples or botanical roots) to start to grow, extend or expand
  3. (of animals) to start growing hair, nails, teeth, feathers, claws, lumps, pimples
    Bé mới mọc răng.
    The baby just grew a tooth.
    mọc mụn đầy mặtto have pimples/acne all over one's face
  4. (of the sun) to rise
    Mặt trời mọc đằng đông, lặn đằng tây.
    The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

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Etymology 2 edit

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Further etymology unclear. Since it's often the tên Nôm that bears the original meaning, probably related to etymology 1 (i.e "villages where [something] grows"), or, again according to folk etymology, from () because the area was once surrounded by woods (i.e. "forest villages"). The earlier tên chữ of the area is Mộc Cự 木巨. I don't really buy into it though since the tên chữ are pretty obviously derivative of the tên Nôm.”

According to folk etymology: derived from the name of the Kẻ Mọc area (tên Nôm of the Nhân Mục (仁睦) villages) in current-day Hanoi, where the dish bún mọc is said to originate.

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Noun edit

(classifier cục, viên) mọc (𦙣)

  1. (cooking) meatballs served in some noodle dishes
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