từ mẫu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 慈母.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩ məw˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˦˩ məw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩ məw˨˩˦]

Noun

từ mẫu

  1. (literary) a mother who is both affectionate and caring