mừng

See also: mung and múŋ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *məːŋ. Compare Southern Kam mengx (“happy, joyful”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mɨŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mɨŋ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mɨŋ˨˩]

Adjective

mừng • (明, 𢜠, 𢜏)

1. glad, happy

Verb

mừng • (明, 𢜠, 𢜏)

1. to rejoice, to congratulate

   mừng thầm ― to internally rejoice

Derived terms

• ăn mừng (to celebrate)
• chào mừng (to warmly greet)
• chúc mừng (to congratulate)
• mừng húm (to be overjoyed)
• mừng quýnh
• mừng rỡ
• mừng thọ
• mừng tuổi
• mừng tuổi (to gift red envelopes)
• tin mừng (happy news/gospel)
• vui mừng (to be delighted)