mốc

adjectivenoun

Hanoi [məwk͡p̚˧˦]Huế [məwk͡p̚˦˧˥]Saigon [məwk͡p̚˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

mốcrisingsắc

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

mốc means mouldy.

Meanings of mốc in English

Adjective

mouldy

Noun

figurative landmark event; milestone
boundary marker; landmark

Noun

mould

Words with mốc

mốc meo

Example sentences with mốc

Ngày hôm đó là một cột mốc quan trọng trong dự án của chúng tôi. That day was an important milestone in our project.

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, mốc could be written as 木, 沐. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓuk ~ *kɓuk (“rotten, mouldy”). Cognate with Khmer ពុក (puk, “rotten”), Bahnar bŭk (“rotten”). Doublet of mục.

Frequently asked questions

What does mốc mean in English?

mốc (adjective) means "mouldy".

How do you pronounce mốc?

IPA: Hanoi [məwk͡p̚˧˦]; Saigon [məwk͡p̚˦˥]. Tones: mốc — rising tone (sắc).

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.