mợ
See also: Variations of "mo"
mợ - Vietnamese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA: [məː˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA: [məː˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA: [məː˨˩˨]
Noun
mợ • (媽)
- maternal aunt-in-law, mother's brother's wife
- Lạy cậu lạy mợ / Cho cháu về quê
- We beg uncles and aunts / To let us go back home
- (Nghệ An, Hà Tĩnh) paternal aunt-in-law, father's younger brother's wife
- (dialectal, Central Vietnam) mother; mom
Synonyms
Interjection
mợ
- (minced oath) Alternative form of mẹ (“fuck”)