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)

glad, happy

Verb

mừng • (明, 𢜠, 𢜏)

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)

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