mớ

Level ≈B2 (approx.) verbnoun Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [məː˧˦]Huế [məː˨˩˦]Saigon [məː˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

mớrisingsắc

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

mớ means to have bad dreams; nightmares.

Meanings of mớ in English

Verb

to have bad dreams, nightmares
to wiggle one's body while sleeping; to sleep talk
Hà Tĩnh, Nghệ An to dream

Noun

a whole lot; a bundle
- một mớ việca whole bunch of works
obsolete one hundred thousand

Example sentences with mớ

Mớ kim loại đó không phải vàng. All that glitters is not gold.

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, mớ could be written as 𣜋, 𧜗. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does mớ mean in English?

mớ (verb) means "to have bad dreams; nightmares".

How do you pronounce mớ?

IPA: Hanoi [məː˧˦]; Saigon [məː˦˥]. Tones: mớ — 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. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.