mủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɓuh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓuh ~ *ɓuuh (“to bubble; boil”). 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˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

mủ (𧗅)

pus
(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) sap; latex
ghế mủ ― plastic chair

Derived terms

máu mủ

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