mật

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mat"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 蜜 (“honey”). Doublet of mứt.

Noun

mật

1. honey (of bees)
2. concentrated sugarcane juice; molasses

Synonyms

• (honey): mật ong

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kmət ~ *k(p)mat (“gall”); cognate with Chut [Rục] mɨt⁸, Semai kemat (“gall bladder”), Bahnar kơmăt/kơmơ̆t (“gall bladder”), Pacoh mít and Khmer ប្រមាត់ (prɑmŏət).

Noun

mật • (𦟽, 𦢉)

1. (biochemistry) bile
2. (medicine) Short for túi mật (“gall bladder”).

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 密 (“secret”).

Adjective

mật

1. (only in compounds) secret; confidential