móng

See also: mong, mống, mỗng, mỏng, mọng, 'mong, and Mong.

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-mɔːŋʔ (“nail; hoof; claw”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁m(uə)ŋʔ (“nail; claw”). Cognate with Muong mỏng.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mawŋ͡m˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [mawŋ͡m˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mawŋ͡m˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) móng (𧅭, 𤔻, 𤔾, 𤔽)

(anatomy) nail
(anatomy) claw; hoof (of an animal)

móng ngựa
a horse hoof; a horseshoe
foundation (of a building); base

Derived terms

Terms derived from móng

móng chân (“toenail”)
móng guốc (“hoof”)

móng tay (“fingernail”)

móng vuốt (“claw”)

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