mầu

adjectivenoun

Hanoi [məw˨˩]Huế [məw˦˩]Saigon [məw˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

mầufallinghuyền

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

mầu means miraculous; wondrous.

Meanings of mầu in English

Adjective

miraculous; wondrous

Noun

Northern Vietnam Northern Vietnam form of màu (“colour; crops”)

Words with mầu

mầu nhiệm phép mầu

Example sentences with mầu

Những ý kiến mầu xanh không mầu ngủ tức tối. Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.

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, mầu could be written as 牟, 侔. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 妙 (SV: diệu).

Frequently asked questions

What does mầu mean in English?

mầu (adjective) means "miraculous; wondrous".

How do you pronounce mầu?

IPA: Hanoi [məw˨˩]; Saigon [məw˨˩]. Tones: mầu — falling tone (huyền).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.