muống

noun

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

Syllables · tones

muốngrisingsắc

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

muống means funnel.

Meanings of muống in English

Noun

Northern Vietnam funnel (from the resemblance in shape to the plant's flower) ≈ phễu
in compounds, obsolete synonym of rau muống (“water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica)”) ≈ rau muống

Words with muống

rau muống

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, muống could be written as 夢, 𡗐, 𬞷, 貺. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Vietic *ɓɔːŋʔ (“water spinach (Ipomoea)”) (> Muong Bi bỏng) (Ferlus, 2007).

Frequently asked questions

What does muống mean in English?

muống (noun) means "funnel".

How do you pronounce muống?

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

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.