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Vietnamese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Chinese 姆 (OC *məʔ) (B-S) (SV: mỗ).
Pronunciation
Noun
mợ • (媽)
- maternal aunt-in-law, mother's brother's wife
Lạy cậu lạy mợ / Cho cháu về quê- We beg uncles and aunts / To let us go back home
- (Nghệ An, Hà Tĩnh) paternal aunt-in-law, father's younger brother's wife
- (dialectal, Central Vietnam) mother; mom
Synonyms
Interjection
mợ
- (minced oath) Alternative form of mẹ (“fuck”)
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