mụ

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Vietic *muːʔ. Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: mỗ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mụ (, )

  1. (derogatory) an old woman
  2. (North Central Vietnam, familiar) grandmother
    Mụ cào trửa cươi.
    Grandma is raking the rice-seeds in the yard.

Pronoun

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mụ (, )

  1. (to an old woman, derogatory) she/her

Adjective

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mụ

  1. worn out; tired; weary
    Làm việc nhiều quá mụ cả người.
    Working too much makes one tired.