Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese, from mục (目, "head, section; item") and từ (詞, "word, vocabulary"). Compare Chinese 目錄／目录 (mùlù, “catalogue, list”).

Pronunciation

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