mọc

See also: moc, moć, móc, Mōc, moč, and mộc

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *mɔk ~ *mɔɔk (“to emerge”); cognate with Khmer មក (mɔɔk, “to come, come near, approach”) and Old Mon mok (“to appear”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

mọc • (木, 𠚐)

1. (of a plant) to shoot out of the soil

   Tre già, măng mọc.

   Bamboos get old, bamboo shoots shoot.

2. (of zoological hair, nails, teeth, feathers, claws or botanical roots) to start to grow, extend or expand
3. (of the sun) to rise

   Mặt trời mọc đằng đông, lặn đằng tây.

   The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

See also

• mọc rễ
• lặn