mỏ
Hanoi [mɔ˧˩]Huế [mɔ˧˨]Saigon [mɔ˨˩˦] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
mỏ means beak; bill.
Classifier: cái — e.g. một cái mỏ (one beak)
Meanings of mỏ in English
Noun
- beak; bill
- thú mỏ vịtplatypus
- derogatory trap (a person's mouth)
- Câm mỏShut your trap!
Noun
- mine (place from which ore is extracted)
- thợ mỏminer
Combining form
- reduplicant of mắc, only used in mắc mỏ
Words with mỏ
Idioms and sayings with mỏ
- thần nanh đỏ mỏ — kind of bird-like monster in Vietnamese folklore that pecks the dead
Example sentences with mỏ
- Anh ấy là một thợ mỏ. He isn't a miner.
- Khu mỏ này là của tôi. This mine is mine.
- Kelly ăn như mỏ khoét vậy. Kelly eats like a horse.
- Họ là thợ mỏ. They're miners.
- Anh ấy là thợ mỏ. Anh làm ở một mỏ than. He's a miner. He works in a coal mine.
- Các mỏ giàu khoáng sản đã được phát hiện gần đây ở Afghanistan. Rich mineral deposits have been discovered recently in Afghanistan.
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, mỏ could be written as 㖼, 𡎡, 𨪀. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *k-ɓɔh (“beak”), from Proto-Austroasiatic *cɓɔh ~ *cɓuːʔ (“beak”). Cognate with Thavung abɔh¹, Khmer ចំពុះ (cɑmpuh), Pacoh tarbóh.
Frequently asked questions
What does mỏ mean in English?
mỏ (noun) means "beak; bill".
How do you pronounce mỏ?
IPA: Hanoi [mɔ˧˩]; Saigon [mɔ˨˩˦]. Tones: mỏ — dipping tone (hỏi).
What classifier is used with mỏ?
Common classifiers: cái — for example "một cái mỏ" (one beak).