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mực

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mực means ink.

Classifier: con — e.g. một con mực (one ink)

Meanings of mực in English

Noun

  1. ink (coloured fluid used for writing)
  2. ink (dark fluid ejected by inkfish)
  3. only in fixed compounds and expressions level
    • mực nước biểnsea level
  4. squid (a ten-limbed cephalopod belonging to the Decapodiformes superorder) (short for cá mực (“inkfish (a cephalopod of the Coleoidea subclass, which includes squids, cuttlefish, and octopuses)”)) ≈ mực ống
    • Trò chơi con mựcSquid Game (a South Korean TV series)
  5. abbreviation short for cá mực (“inkfish (a cephalopod of cá mực (“inkfish (a cephalopod of the Coleoidea subclass, which includes squids, cuttlefish, and octopuses)”)
  6. abbreviation short for dây mực (“line made by a carpenter's ink marker”)

Adjective

  1. of a dog black
    • chó mựca black dog

Words with mực

cá mựcchuẩn mựcchừng mựcđúng mựchết mựcmẫu mựcmột mựcmực ghimmực kimmực lámực mamực maimực nangmực ốngmực quỷmực tàumực thẻmực tuộcmực xàrất mựcmực dáimực thỏi

Example sentences with mực

  • Cây bút có mực màu đen. The pen has black ink.
  • Gần mực thì đen, gần đèn thì sáng. He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.
  • Hãy viết tên bạn bằng mực đen hoặc xanh chứ đừng dùng mực đỏ. Please write your name in black or blue ink but not in red ink.

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, mực could be written as 墨, 䘃, 𧞾. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 墨 (“ink”, SV: mặc). Doublet of mức. Cognate with Muong Bi mâc, Khmer មឹក (mɨk), Lao ໝຶກ (mưk), Thai หมึก (mʉ̀k).

Frequently asked questions

What does mực mean in English?

mực (noun) means "ink".

How do you pronounce mực?

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

What classifier is used with mực?

Common classifiers: con — for example "một con mực" (one ink).

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.