mọt

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mot"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-mɔːc, from Proto-Austroasiatic *s<m>uːcʔ (“ant”). Cognate with Muong mọch and Khmer ខ្មូត (khmout).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mɔt̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mɔk̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mɔk̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier con) mọt • (𧋶)

  1. weevil

Derived terms

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