mọng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare Proto-Katuic *tmoŋ ~ *moŋ (“alive, green”) (whence Pacoh móung (“young, tender, green”)).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [mawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mawŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Adjective

mọng (濛) (fully reduplicated form mòng mọng)

succulent, juicy

Derived terms

Terms derived from mọng

căng mọng

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