mủ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mu"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɓuh, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ɓuːh (“to bubble, to froth”). Cognate with Thavung บุฮ, Khmer ពុះ (puh, “to boil”), Semai boh (“froth, foam”) and Talieng ʔboh ("foam, bubbles"). Other cognates through affixed form are Khmer ពពុះ (pɔpuh, “foam”), Semai buboh (“foam”) and Mon ဗၜိုဟ် (həbɒh, “foam”).

Pronunciation

Noun

mủ • (𧗅)

  1. pus
  2. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) sap; latex
    ghế mủ ― plastic chair

Derived terms

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