mợ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mo"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

mự

Etymology

From Old Chinese 姆 (OC *məʔ) (B-S) (SV: mỗ).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mợ • (媽)

maternal aunt-in-law, mother's brother's wife
Lạy cậu lạy mợ / Cho cháu về quê
We beg uncles and aunts / To let us go back home
(Nghệ An, Hà Tĩnh) paternal aunt-in-law, father's younger brother's wife
(dialectal, Central Vietnam) mother; mom

Synonyms

Interjection

mợ

(minced oath) Alternative form of mẹ (“fuck”)

See also

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