mút

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mut"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mut̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mʊk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mʊk͡p̚˦˥]
  • Homophone: múc
  • Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City)(file)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *c-ɓuːc, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓuc ~ *ɓuuc. Cognate with Muong búch and Proto-Palaungic *ɓuːc (“to suck”).

Verb

mút • (嚜, 𡃙)

  1. to suck (on a piece of candy, etc.); compare hút (“to suck up a drink, usually with a straw”)
    kẹo mút ― a lollipop

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from a form of 末?”)

Noun

mút • (𫽑)

  1. tip, extreme end
    hai đầu mút của cây tăm ― the two tips of a toothpick

See also
Derived terms
  • mút chỉ
  • mút mùa
  • tút mút

Etymology 3

From French mousse.

Noun

mút

  1. sponge; foam
    miếng mút lau bảng ― a sponge for cleaning board
  2. hair mousse
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