mô
nounpronounparticle
Hanoi [mo˧˧]Huế [mow˧˧]Saigon [mow˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
mô means mound; a tissue.
Meanings of mô in English
Noun
- mound
- a tissue (aggregation of cells)
Pronoun
- Central Vietnam where ≈ đâu
- Mi đi mô về rứa?Where did you go?
- Chơ đi mô rồi cũng nhớ về Hà Tĩnh.Wherever I go, I always miss my hometown Hà Tĩnh.
- Central Vietnam which
- Cơm ca với hủ tíu, mi ưng ăn món mô?Chicken rice with hu tiu, which one do you like to eat?
Particle
- Central Vietnam, after a verb no; not ≈ đâu
- Hắn có biết mô.How should he know?
- Tau có ăn mô mà biết.I didn't eat it, why would I know how it tastes?
Words with mô
Example sentences with mô
- Chó mô rồi? Where is the dog?
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, mô could be written as 謨, 模. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *-moː.
Frequently asked questions
What does mô mean in English?
mô (noun) means "mound; a tissue".
How do you pronounce mô?
IPA: Hanoi [mo˧˧]; Saigon [mow˧˧]. Tones: mô — level tone (ngang).