mửa

verb

Hanoi [mɨə˧˩]Huế [mɨə˧˨]Saigon [mɨə˨˩˦] browser voice

Syllables · tones

mửadippinghỏi

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

mửa means to vomit.

Meanings of mửa in English

Verb

Central Vietnam, Northern Vietnam to vomit ≈ nôn ói

Words with mửa

mửa mật

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, mửa could be written as 嗎. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɓah. Cognate with Muong Bi bá.

Frequently asked questions

What does mửa mean in English?

mửa (verb) means "to vomit".

How do you pronounce mửa?

IPA: Hanoi [mɨə˧˩]; Saigon [mɨə˨˩˦]. Tones: mửa — dipping tone (hỏi).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. 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.