mợ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mo"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• mự

Etymology

From Old Chinese 姆 (OC *məʔ) (B-S) (SV: mỗ).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [məː˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [məː˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [məː˨˩˨]

Noun

mợ • (媽)

1. maternal aunt-in-law, mother's brother's wife

   Lạy cậu lạy mợ / Cho cháu về quê

   We beg uncles and aunts / To let us go back home

2. (Nghệ An, Hà Tĩnh) paternal aunt-in-law, father's younger brother's wife
3. (dialectal, Central Vietnam) mother; mom

Synonyms

• thím
• mự
• u
• mẹ
• mạ
• má

Interjection

mợ

1. (minced oath) Alternative form of mẹ (“fuck”)

See also

• chú
• cậu
• đệt mợ