U

/ju:/

Thân thiện

Definition

1. Noun:

   • Mother, Mom (dialectal): In some rural areas of Vietnam, "u" is a familiar, affectionate term used to address or refer to one's mother.
   • Lump, Bump, Swelling: A raised area on the body, either from an impact or a natural growth.
   • Tumor (medical, abbreviation): A mass of tissue, often used in the shortened form of "khối u" (tumor). "U lành" means benign tumor; "u ác tính" means malignant tumor.
   • Hump: A rounded protuberance, such as on an animal's back (e.g., a camel's hump).

2. Verb:

   • To swell, to develop a bump: To become swollen or form a lump as a result of a blow or impact.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Mother):
  • Bé đi tìm u. (The child goes to look for mom.)
  • U ơi, con về rồi! (Mom, I'm home!)
• Noun (Lump/Bump):
  • Cụ già có cái u ở lưng. (The old man has a lump on his back.)
  • Đầu nó nổi lên một cái u to. (A big bump swelled up on his head.)
• Noun (Tumor):
  • Bác sĩ phát hiện một khối u. (The doctor detected a tumor.)
  • U đó là u lành tính. (That tumor is benign.)
• Verb:
  • Nó đụng vào tường, u cả trán. (He bumped into the wall and got a swollen bump on his forehead.)
  • Chân tôi bị u lên vì ngã. (My leg swelled up from the fall.)

Advanced Usage

• "U bướu": A more formal or medical term for tumors and growths.
  • Cần theo dõi các u bướu một cách cẩn thận. (Tumors need to be monitored carefully.)
• As a letter: "U" is the 25th letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, representing a vowel sound.

Variants and Related Words

• Mẹ: The standard and more common word for "mother."
• Má: Another dialectal/southern Vietnamese word for "mother."
• Bướu: Synonym for a large lump, growth, or goiter.
• Sưng: Verb meaning "to swell," often used interchangeably with the verbal sense of "u."
• Khối u: The full term for "tumor."

Synonyms

• Mẹ: Mother (standard).
• Cục bướu: Lump, bump.
• Chỗ sưng: Swelling.

Related Phrases (if applicable)

• U nang: Cyst.
  • Cô ấy bị u nang buồng trứng. (She has an ovarian cyst.)
• U đầu: To have a bump on the head (from the verb usage).
  • Đứa trẻ chạy nhảy và bị u đầu. (The child was running around and got a bump on the head.)

Related Idioms

• Có u có cóc: (Literally: To have lumps and bumps). An idiom describing a surface that is very uneven or bumpy.
  • Con đường đất này có u có cóc, lái xe rất khó. (This dirt road is full of bumps and potholes; it's very hard to drive on.)

Học thuật

noun

1. mum, mom tumour

adj

1. bumpy, swollen

verb

1. to swell