khũ

Muong

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *b-ruːʔ (“forest, mountain”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *bruuʔ. Cognate with Vietnamese rú.

This is the chief word for "stone, rock" in most Muong lects. Mường Bi has borrowed đả from Vietnamese, but this word seems to be limited only to certain compounds.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰu⁴/

Noun

khũ

1. (Mường Bi) stone; rock

   khũ caích ― pebbles; small stones

2. (Mường Bi) mountain

   khũ pẳn ― a low mountain

References

• Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary), Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội