mốc

See also: Appendix:Variations of "moc"

Muong

Etymology

From Chinese 木 (MC muwk). As the high register tone indicates, this word was likely borrowed from a pre-Middle Chinese form when the preinitial was still retained, compare nhúc (“meat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mok⁶/

Noun

mốc

1. (Mường Bi) ladle

   Synonym: thìa

References

• Nguyễn Văn Khang; Bùi Chỉ; Hoàng Văn Hành (2002), Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary)‎^[1], Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [məwk͡p̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [məwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [məwk͡p̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓuk ~ *kɓuk (“rotten, mouldy”). Cognate with Khmer ពុក (puk, “rotten”), Bahnar bŭk (“rotten”). Doublet of mục.

Noun

mốc • (木, 沐)

1. mould

Adjective

mốc • (木, 沐)

1. mouldy

Derived terms

• ẩm mốc
• mốc meo
• mốc thếch
• mốc xì
• nấm mốc

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

mốc • (木)

1. boundary marker; landmark
2. (figurative) landmark event; milestone

Derived terms

• cột mốc
• mốc giới

Anagrams

• cốm