mỏ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mo"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mɔ˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [mɔ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mɔ˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-ɓɔh (“beak”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟɓuəh ~ *ɟɓuuʔ; cognate with Thavung abɔh¹, Khmer ចំពុះ (cɑmpuh), Pacoh tarbóh.

Noun

(classifier cái) mỏ • (㖼)

(anatomy, of a bird or a platypus) beak; bill
thú mỏ vịt ― platypus
(derogatory) trap (a person's mouth)
Câm mỏ ― Shut your trap!

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Tai; compare Proto-Tai *ɓoːᴮ (whence Thai บ่อ (bɔ̀ɔ)).

Cognate with Muong Bi bỏ (“well”), borrowed separately from Vietnamese.

Noun

mỏ • (𡎡, 𨪀)

mine (place from which ore is extracted)
thợ mỏ ― miner

Derived terms

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