mút

Thân thiện

Một em bé đang mút một cây kẹo mút màu đỏ.

Definition

1. Verb:

   • To suck: To draw something into the mouth by creating a partial vacuum with the lips and tongue, often for nourishment, taste, or comfort.
   • To suckle (less common): To draw milk from a breast or nipple.

2. Noun:

   • (Short for 'đầu mút'): An endpoint or terminal point, such as the tip of a pen, a plug, or a connector.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Em bé thích mút tay. (The baby likes to suck its thumb.)
  • Cô ấy mút viên kẹo cho đến khi nó hết. (She sucked the candy until it was gone.)
• Noun:
  • Đầu mút của sợi dây bị hỏng. (The plug at the end of the cord is broken.)

Advanced Usage

• "âm mút" (linguistics): Refers to a click consonant, a type of sound made by creating suction in the mouth.
  • Một số ngôn ngữ châu Phi sử dụng âm mút. (Some African languages use click sounds.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đầu mút (n): Terminal, tip, plug, connector.
  • Hãy cắm đầu mút vào ổ điện. (Plug the connector into the socket.)

Synonyms

• Suck: To draw in by suction.
• Suckle: To feed from the breast (a more specific synonym).

Related Idioms

• Mút mát: To suckle gently or for comfort (often used for babies).
  • Đứa trẻ đang mút mát núm vú giả. (The child is gently sucking on the pacifier.)

Học thuật

1. Suck
   • Mút kẹo
     To suck sweets
   • Đừng cho em bé mút tay
     Don't let the baby suck its fingers
   • như đầu mút