mộc

See also: moc, moć, móc, Mōc, moč, mọc, and мөс

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 木 (“tree; wood”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mộc

1. (in compounds) woodworking

   thợ mộc

   a woodworker

2. Wood, one of the Wu Xing

Adjective

mộc

1. (in certain phrases and expressions) plain

   mặt mộc ― a face without makeup

See also

Derived terms

• mộc mạc