mập

Level ≈B2 (approx.) adjective Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [məp̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [məp̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [məp̚˨˩˨] browser voice

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mậpheavynặng

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mập means fat; obese; stout.

Meanings of mập in English

Adjective

Southern Vietnam fat, obese, stout, plump ≈ mập mạp béo

Words with mập

cá mập mập mạp mập ú mập mờ

Example sentences with mập

Nếu bạn ăn quá nhiều, bạn sẽ trở nên mập. If you eat too much, you'll become fat.
Tôi mập quá. I'm so fat.
Tom mập lên. Tom became fat.

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, mập could be written as 䏜, 乏, 𥄫, 𦚖. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does mập mean in English?

mập (adjective) means "fat; obese; stout".

How do you pronounce mập?

IPA: Hanoi [məp̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [məp̚˨˩˨]. Tones: mập — heavy tone (nặng).

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. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.