mỏ ác

Vietnamese

Etymology

From mỏ (“beak”) +‎ ác (“crow; raven”), literally “crow's beak”.

Attested in Chỉ nam ngọc âm giải nghĩa (指南玉音解義) as 某惡 (MC muwX 'u|'uH|'ak) (modern SV: mỗ ác).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mɔ˧˩ ʔaːk̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mɔ˧˨ ʔaːk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mɔ˨˩˦ ʔaːk̚˦˥]

Noun

mỏ ác • (某惡)

  1. (anatomy) xiphoid process
    Synonyms: mỏm kiếm, mỏm mũi kiếm
  2. (anatomy, dialectal) fontanelle
    Synonym: thóp
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