mọc

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *mɔk ~ *mɔɔk (“to emerge”); cognate with Khmer មក (mɔɔk, “to come, come near, approach”) and Old Mon mok (“to appear”).

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

mọc (木, 𠚐)

1. (of a plant) to shoot out of the soil

   Tre già, măng mọc.

   Bamboos get old, bamboo shoots shoot.

2. (of hair, nails, teeth, feathers or claws) to start to grow
3. (of the sun) to rise

   Mặt trời mọc đằng đông, lặn đằng tây.

   The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

• mọc rễ
• lặn