mủ

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Vietic *ɓuh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓuh ~ *ɓuuh (to bubble; boil). Cognate with Thavung บุฮ, Khmer ពុះ (puh, to boil), Semai boh (froth, foam) and Talieng ʔboh ("foam, bubbles"). Other cognates through affixed form are Khmer ពពុះ (pɔpuh, foam), Semai buboh (foam) and Mon ဗၜိုဟ် (həbɒh, foam).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mủ (𧗅)

  1. pus
  2. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) sap; latex
    ghế mủplastic chair

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