mủ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mu"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɓuh, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ɓuːh (“to bubble, to froth”). Cognate with Thavung บุฮ, Khmer ពុះ (puh, “to boil”), Semai boh (“froth, foam”) and Talieng ʔboh ("foam, bubbles"). Other cognates through affixed form are Khmer ពពុះ (pɔpuh, “foam”), Semai buboh (“foam”) and Mon ဗၜိုဟ် (həbɒh, “foam”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mu˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mʊw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

mủ • (𧗅)

1. pus
2. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) sap; latex

   ghế mủ ― plastic chair

Derived terms

• máu mủ
• mưng mủ