mục

See also: muc, MUC, múc, Muć, mực, and Mực

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓuk ~ *kɓuk (“rotten, mouldy”); cognate with Khmer ពុក (puk, “rotten”), Bahnar bŭk (“rotten”), proto-Katuic *ʔaɓuk ("rotten"). Related to mốc.

Adjective

mục • (木)

1. rotten, decaying, decayed

Derived terms

Derived terms

• mục nát
• mục ruỗng

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 目 (“item, entry”).

Noun

mục

1. item

Derived terms

Derived terms

• danh mục
• hạng mục