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
mưng mủ

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