mỏ ác

Vietnamese

Etymology

From mỏ (“beak”) +‎ ác (“crow; raven”), literally “crow's beak”.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mɔ˧˩ ʔaːk̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mɔ˧˨ ʔaːk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mɔ˨˩˦ ʔaːk̚˦˥]

Noun

mỏ ác

1. (anatomy) xiphoid process

   Synonyms: mỏm kiếm, mỏm mũi kiếm

2. (anatomy, dialectal) fontanelle

   Synonym: thóp