mỏ

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Vietic *k-ɓɔh (beak), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟɓuəh ~ *ɟɓuuʔ; cognate with Thavung abɔh¹, Khmer ចំពុះ (cɑmpuh), Pacoh tarbóh.

Noun

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(classifier cái) mỏ ()

  1. (anatomy, of a bird or a platypus) beak; bill
    thú mỏ vịtplatypus
  2. (derogatory) trap (a person's mouth)
    Câm mỏShut your trap!

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Tai; compare Proto-Tai *ɓoːᴮ (whence Thai บ่อ (bɔ̀ɔ)).

Cognate with Muong Bi bỏ (well), borrowed separately from Vietnamese.

Noun

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mỏ (𡎡, 𨪀)

  1. mine (place from which ore is extracted)
    thợ mỏminer
Derived terms
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