mút

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mut"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mut̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mʊk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mʊk͡p̚˦˥]
• Homophone: múc

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *c-ɓuːc, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓuc ~ *ɓuuc. Cognate with Muong búch and Proto-Palaungic *ɓuːc (“to suck”).

Verb

mút • (嚜, 𡃙)

1. to suck (on a piece of candy, etc.); compare hút (“to suck up a drink, usually with a straw”)

   kẹo mút ― a lollipop

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from a form of 末?”)

Noun

mút • (𫽑)

1. tip, extreme end

   hai đầu mút của cây tăm ― the two tips of a toothpick

See also

Derived terms

• mút chỉ
• mút mùa
• tút mút

 

Etymology 3

From French mousse.

Noun

mút

1. sponge; foam

   miếng mút lau bảng ― a sponge for cleaning board

2. hair mousse