mục từ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 目 (“head, section; item”) and 詞 (“word, vocabulary”). Compare Chinese 目錄／目录 (mùlù, “catalogue, list”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ tɨ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ tɨ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ tɨ˨˩]

Noun

mục từ • (目詞)

1. entry (in a dictionary)