mỏ

See also: mo, mó, mò, mõ, mô, mồ, mổ, mỗ, mộ, mơ, mớ, mờ, mở, mỡ, and mợ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-ɓɔh (“beak”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟɓuəh ~ *ɟɓuuʔ; cognate with Muong mó, Khmer ចំពុះ (cɑmpuh), Pacoh tarbóh.

Noun

(classifier cái) mỏ (㖼)

(anatomy, of a bird or a platypus) beak; bill
thú mỏ vịt
platypus
(derogatory, of a person) mouth
Câm mỏ!
Shut up!

Etymology 2

Compare Proto-Tai *ɓoːᴮ (whence Thai บ่อ (bɔ̀ɔ)).

Noun

mỏ (𡎡, 𨪀)

mine (place from which ore is extracted)
thợ mỏ
miner

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